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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Cmaj7

C major seventh

Open

E
C
× 3 2 0 0 02 fingers
E
C
G
× 3 2 0 0 33 fingers
E
C
0 3 2 0 0 02 fingers

2nd position

2fr
E
C
G
C
× 3 2 5 0 34 fingers
2fr
E
C
B
E
× 3 2 4 5 ×4 fingers
2fr
B
E
G
C
E
× 2 2 5 5 3barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr
C
G
B
G
E
× 3 5 4 5 3barre · 4 fingers
3fr
G
C
G
B
G
E
3 3 5 4 5 3barre · 4 fingers
3fr
C
B
G
E
× 3 5 4 5 ×4 fingers

5th position

5fr
G
C
E
E
B
C
8 7 5 5 5 7barre · 4 fingers
5fr
G
C
E
B
E
B
7 7 5 5 5 7barre · 4 fingers
5fr
G
C
E
E
B
× 7 5 5 5 7barre · 3 fingers

7th position

7fr
B
G
E
C
× × 10 9 8 74 fingers
7fr
B
E
B
G
E
C
7 7 10 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers
7fr
E
B
C
G
E
8 7 × 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
G
C
B
E
G
8 10 9 9 8 8barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
G
B
E
G
8 10 9 9 8 ×barre · 4 fingers
8fr
C
G
C
B
E
8 × 9 9 8 8barre · 3 fingers

9th position

9fr
E
C
B
E
× × 10 9 12 124 fingers
9fr
E
C
B
× × 10 9 12 ×3 fingers
9fr
E
C
× × 10 9 0 ×2 fingers

10th position

10fr
C
G
B
E
× × 10 12 12 124 fingers
10fr
C
G
B
× × 10 12 12 03 fingers
10fr
C
G
E
× × 10 12 0 123 fingers

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