Cmaj7 — Major 7th arpeggio
Major triad plus the major 7th — lush, jazzy.
Chord tones
C
1
Root
E
3
Major 3rd
G
5
Perfect 5th
B
7
Major 7th
Guide tones — the 3rd & 7th
The 3rd (E) and 7th (B) are the guide tones — together they spell Cmaj7’s quality. Target them over the chord and the line sounds locked in. They’re ringed on the neck.
Sound & use
Warm and sophisticated — the major 7th adds the dreamy jazz/ballad colour.
e.g. Cmaj7, Fmaj7 — the I and IV of a major key.
How to use it
These notes — C · E · G · B — repeat all over the neck. Unlike a triad shape on one string set, an arpeggio is the same chord tones spread across the whole fretboard so you can play them one note at a time in a solo. Switch the arpeggio to match each chord in your progression and land on the guide tones.
About the Guitar Arpeggio Visualizer
Guitar Tool Hub's free guitar arpeggio visualizer maps seven arpeggio types — major, minor, major 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th, minor 7♭5, and diminished 7th — across the full fretboard in any key, with tap-to-play audio on every note. An arpeggio is a chord played one note at a time: the same chord tones you'd strum, spread across the neck so you can target them in a solo. The root is ringed for orientation and the guide tones — the 3rd and the 7th — are highlighted in magenta, because landing on those notes is what makes a line sound locked to the chord. Switch the arpeggio to match each chord in your progression. Ideal for learning lead lines, chord-tone soloing, and jazz, blues, and rock improvisation.
- 017 arpeggio types: major, minor, maj7, dominant 7, m7, m7♭5, diminished 7
- 02Root, 3rd, 5th and 7th labelled with the major-scale formula
- 03Guide tones (3rd & 7th) highlighted on the fretboard for chord-tone soloing
- 04Mapped across the whole neck — a soloing/lead tool, not a comping shape
- 05All 12 keys and 27 tunings
- 06Tap any note to hear it played — printable and downloadable