C Major 7 Guitar Chord

RRootM3Major 3rdP5Perfect 5thM7Major 7th
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Voicing Positions (6)

×RM3P5M7M3x 3 2 0 0 0
7RP5M7M3P5R8 10 9 9 8 8
×RP5M7M3P5x 3 5 4 5 3
4RM3P5P5M7M38 7 5 0 0 0
6RM3M7P5M7M38 7 9 0 0 0
×RM3P5M7P5x 3 2 0 0 3

Interval Colors

In ChordColor, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.

R
Root
m2
Minor 2nd
M2
Major 2nd
m3
Minor 3rd
M3
Major 3rd
P4
Perfect 4th
♭5
Tritone
P5
Perfect 5th
m6
Minor 6th
M6
Major 6th
m7
Minor 7th
M7
Major 7th

C Major 7 Chord

The C Major 7 chord is built from the intervals: Root, Major 3rd, Perfect 5th, and Major 7th. It contains the notes C, E, G, and B. The added seventh gives this chord a richer, more complex sound.

Related Chords

Same root (C)

CCmC7Cm7CdimCaugCsus2Csus4

Same quality (Major 7)

B Major 7C# Major 7D Major 7F Major 7G Major 7

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