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C major seventh arpeggio for guitar (Cmaj7)

Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C major seventh arpeggio (Cmaj7): C · E · G · B.

Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
Cmaj7
CEGB
E
B
G
D
A
E
EGBCEGBCEGBCGBCEGEGBCEBCEGBCEGBCEG35791512
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Legend

C
Root
· R
E
Third
· 3
G
Fifth
· 5
B
Seventh
· 7

Arpeggio sheet

Cmaj7
Formula (degrees)
R 3 5 7
Notes in key
C E G B
Typical use
Over Imaj7 and IVmaj7; stable sound.
See the C triad →See C major in the circle of fifths ◈

C major seventh

The C major seventh arpeggio is made up of: C · E · G · B.

The major seventh arpeggio: the major triad plus the major seventh, a full, stable sound typical of the Imaj7 and IVmaj7 degrees.