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How to play the Cmaj7 piano chord

(Basic Cmaj7 piano chord and Inversions of the Cmaj7 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: Cmaj7, C∆, C∆7
  • The Cmaj7 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A major-seventh chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Major seventh
  • The 4 notes in the Cmaj7 chord are: C – E – G – B
  • A major-seventh chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Major third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Major 7th. at the bottom.

 

In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the Cmaj7 piano chord in the 4 positions.

Cmaj7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
Cmaj7 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

Cmaj7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)
Cmaj7 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)

 

Cmaj7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
Cmaj7 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

Cmaj7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Major seventh at the bottom)
Cmaj7 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Major seventh at the bottom)

More on the Cmaj7 chord

  • The Cmaj7 chord is step 1 in the C major (ionian) scale.
  • The Cmaj7 chord is step 3 in the A minor (aeolian) scale

The C major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: C – D – E – F – G – A – B – (C)
The A minor (aeolian) scale consists of the notes: A – B – C – D – E – F – G – (A)

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