C Major Chord (Cmaj) & C Major 7th (Cmaj7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
C Major chord, abbreviated as
Cmaj or
CM.
The
C Major triad
consists of the notes
C,
E
and
G. The 2 inversions to the C Major triad are
E G C
and
G C E.
The
C Major 7th chord, abbreviated as
Cmaj7 or
CM7, has the notes
C,
E,
G
and
B. The
3 inversions to the C Major 7th chord are
E G B C,
G B C E
and
B C E G.
The intervals of the
C Major chord
are the
root (C) ,
major third (E)
and
perfect fifth (G). With the
C Major 7th chord, there's an additional
major seventh (B).
🎸 You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
C Major and C Major7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
The C Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:
C Major Chord on Piano
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
C Major chord
notes: C E G
- C
- E
- G
C Major 1st inversion
notes: E G C
- E
- G
- C
C Major 2nd inversion
notes: G C E
- G
- C
- E
C Major 7th chord
notes: C E G B
- C
- E
- G
- B
C Major 7th 1st inversion
notes: E G B C
- E
- G
- B
- C
C Major 7th 2nd inversion
notes: G B C E
- G
- B
- C
- E
C Major 7th 3rd inversion
notes: B C E G
- B
- C
- E
- G
🎸 C Major Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the C Major chord and the C Major 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
