The open C Major 7 chord shape produces a beautiful sound, using a combination of adjacent open strings. It is also the easiest way to play the chord, as it is the same as the open C Major chord, without the 1st finger. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open C Major 7 chord.
How to play the open C Major 7 chord
- Place your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the 5th string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the 4th string.
- Strum the first five strings.
Open C Maj 7 Chord info
- This shape is the open C Major 7 shape.
- It is the easiest way to play the chord.
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) C, E, G, B and E.
- It contains the 1 (root), 3, 5, 7 and 3 in the key of C.
- It is a Major 7 chord.