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# Cmaj7 arpeggio on guitar

The C major 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: C, E, G, B.

| Note | C | E | G | B |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |

## Cmaj7 on the whole neck

Every Cmaj7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

Cmaj7 Note names

Cmaj7 Degrees

## Cmaj7 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 2–5, 9 notes

Position 2: frets 3–7, 10 notes

Position 3: frets 5–9, 10 notes

Position 4: frets 8–12, 10 notes

Position 5: frets 10–14, 9 notes

## Cmaj7 voicings

- [Cmaj7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2)
- [Cmaj7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3)
- [Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with Cmaj7 in them

Scales on this site that contain Cmaj7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 1
- [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 4
- [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on ♭6
- [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on ♭3
- [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on ♭7
- [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on ♭3
- [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on ♭6
- [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on ♭2
- [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 1
- [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 5
- [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on ♭7
- [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 4
- [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on ♭5
- [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭2
- [E harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) on ♭6
- [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 1
- [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on ♭7
- [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 4
- [B Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c) (Cmaj7 as Imaj7)
- [I–vi–ii–V in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-c) (Cmaj7 as I)
- [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Cmaj7 as 1)
- [Take the A Train](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/take-the-a-train) (Cmaj7 as 1)

## Major 7 arpeggio in every key

- Cmaj7
- [D♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dbmaj7)
- [Dmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7)
- [E♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7)
- [Emaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emaj7)
- [Fmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7)
- [G♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gbmaj7)
- [Gmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7)
- [A♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7)
- [Amaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7)
- [B♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7)
- [Bmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmaj7)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the Cmaj7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-maj7:0:arpeggio)
