C Major 7 Scale — Guitar
C Major 7 on guitar: notes C, E, G, B — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major triad plus the major 7th — smooth and lush, a staple of jazz and neo-soul chord tones.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (3), fret 3 G (5), fret 7 B (7), fret 8 C (root), fret 12 E (3), fret 15 G (5), fret 19 B (7), fret 20 C (root), fret 24 E (3).
- A string: fret 2 B (7), fret 3 C (root), fret 7 E (3), fret 10 G (5), fret 14 B (7), fret 15 C (root), fret 19 E (3), fret 22 G (5).
- D string: fret 2 E (3), fret 5 G (5), fret 9 B (7), fret 10 C (root), fret 14 E (3), fret 17 G (5), fret 21 B (7), fret 22 C (root).
- G string: fret 0 G (5), fret 4 B (7), fret 5 C (root), fret 9 E (3), fret 12 G (5), fret 16 B (7), fret 17 C (root), fret 21 E (3), fret 24 G (5).
- B string: fret 0 B (7), fret 1 C (root), fret 5 E (3), fret 8 G (5), fret 12 B (7), fret 13 C (root), fret 17 E (3), fret 20 G (5), fret 24 B (7).
- e string: fret 0 E (3), fret 3 G (5), fret 7 B (7), fret 8 C (root), fret 12 E (3), fret 15 G (5), fret 19 B (7), fret 20 C (root), fret 24 E (3).
Notes in the C major 7 scale
The C major 7 scale contains 4 notes: C, E, G, B. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5 · 7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| 3 | E |
| 5 | G |
| 7 | B |
C major 7 on guitar
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.