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C♯maj7 (also written D♭maj7) is a major seventh chord made of 4 notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, B♯. It sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful, and you hear it in ballads, bossa nova, neo-soul and lo-fi. It is the I chord of D♭ major and turns up in 3 other keys.
The library above opens on C♯maj7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from C♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| C♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| E♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| G♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| B♯ | 7 | major seventh | 11 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♭maj7 is D♭, F, A♭, C: the same sounds under different names.
x43111x46564x435xxxxx66898(10)xxxxx(11)(13)(13)(13)The fret 11 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (xxx668): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
C♯maj7 belongs to 4 keys: I in D♭ major, IV in A♭ major, VI in F minor, III in B♭ minor. In D♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: C♯maj7 – A♭ – B♭m – G♭.
C♯, E♯, G♯, B♯: the root, major third, fifth, major seventh.
Fret 11: xx(11)(13)(13)(13) (low string first), rated Easy.
C♯maj7 has B♯ where C♯7 has B. C♯maj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful; C♯7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.