Electric guitar · Major 7th chord

C#maj7C# Major 7th

Key: C# Major
Medium

C#maj7 is the C# major 7th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes C# · F · G# · C.

Notes

C#
F
G#
C

Structure

1
3
5
7

Sound: Major seventh; Sophisticated, stable
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of C# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C#	Tonic
ii	D#m	Subdominant
iii	Fm	Tonic relative
IV	F#	Subdominant
V	G#	Dominant
vi	A#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Cdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 3 to string 1.
2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
3Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 5.
4Don't play string 6.
5Strum from string 5 down.