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Cmaj7 chord on piano

C major 7th: C · E · G · B. It sounds soft-focus and glassy: the neo-classical and neo-soul default.

NotesC E G B Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 7th
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On the keyboard

CEGBCEGB

Fingering

Right hand, root position: C — finger 1 · E — finger 2 · G — finger 3 · B — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use Cmaj7

J.S. BachPrelude in C C major · Intermediate J.S. BachAir on the G String G major · Intermediate Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor E minor · Intermediate Frédéric ChopinWaltz in A minor A minor · Intermediate BeethovenFür Elise A minor · Intermediate Scott JoplinThe Entertainer C major · Intermediate

C chords of every quality

CCmC7Cmaj7Cm7C6Cm6CdimCdim7CaugCsus2Csus4Cadd9C9

Every major 7th chord

Cmaj7D♭maj7Dmaj7E♭maj7Emaj7Fmaj7F♯maj7Gmaj7A♭maj7Amaj7B♭maj7Bmaj7

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