Major 7th Chords Guitar

All 12 major 7th chord shapes on guitar — one diagram per root note, with finger positions and audio on every detail page.

17 chords (including enharmonic equivalents)

Cmaj7C Major 7th232
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C#maj7C# Major 7th413241
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Dbmaj7Db Major 7th413241
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Dmaj7D Major 7th21
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D#maj7D# Major 7th21
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Ebmaj7Eb Major 7th21
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Emaj7E Major 7th713241
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Fmaj7F Major 7th321
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F#maj7F# Major 7th2132411
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Gbmaj7Gb Major 7th2132411
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Gmaj7G Major 7th2324
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G#maj7G# Major 7th4132411
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Abmaj7Ab Major 7th4132411
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Amaj7A Major 7th213
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A#maj7A# Major 7th13241
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Bbmaj7Bb Major 7th13241
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Bmaj7B Major 7th213241
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ANATOMY

Major 7th Chord Formula

The 4 scale degrees that form every major 7th chord — in any key.

I
Root0 st
III
Major 3rd+4 st
V
Perfect 5th+7 st
VII
Major 7th+11 st

A major 7th chord is a major triad with a natural 7th stacked on top. That single extra note — sitting just one semitone below the root — gives the chord its hallmark dreamy, jazzy, "floating" quality. It is the same chord as a major triad with one note added, but it sounds dramatically more sophisticated.

Applied to C: C (root) – E (major 3rd) – G (perfect 5th) – B (major 7th). Applied to F: F – A – C – E. Applied to D: D – F# – A – C#.

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About Major 7th Chords on Guitar

Major 7th chords are the bridge between simple major triads and full jazz harmony. They keep the bright foundation of a major chord but add an unmistakable smoothness, sweetness, and tonal richness — which is why they appear constantly in jazz, bossa nova, R&B, neo-soul, and lo-fi. Once you can play Cmaj7 and Fmaj7 on guitar, you can re-harmonise countless songs by swapping plain major chords for their major 7th counterparts. The sound is so distinctive that one Cmaj7 will instantly shift a track from "pop" to "jazzy."

  • 01Built from 4 notes: root, major 3rd, perfect 5th, major 7th (formula 1 – 3 – 5 – 7)
  • 02Dreamy, sweet, jazzy sound — the signature chord of bossa nova and neo-soul
  • 03Only one note different from a plain major chord: a major 7th added above the 5th
  • 04Written with "maj7", "M7", or "Δ7" (Cmaj7, CM7, CΔ7 — all mean the same chord)
  • 05Functions as the I (tonic) or IV (subdominant) in major-key jazz progressions
  • 06Cmaj7, Fmaj7, and Gmaj7 are the easiest open voicings — all reachable with the open C major shape modified
  • 07The major 7th interval (11 semitones) sits a single half-step below the root — the source of the chord's lush dissonance

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