Piano chord
C♯ major 7 chord
C♯maj7 is a major seventh chord: the root C♯, a major 3rd up to E♯, a perfect 5th up to G♯ and a major 7th up to B♯.
- Symbol
- C♯maj7
- Notes
- C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B♯
Play it yourself
Tap C♯, E♯, G♯ and B♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- C♯
- E♯
- G♯
- B♯
Major seventh chords add a major seventh to a major triad. They sound soft and warm, and are everywhere in jazz, soul, bossa nova and lo-fi.
Inversions of C♯maj7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B♯
- 1st inversion · C♯maj7/E♯
E♯ – G♯ – B♯ – C♯
- 2nd inversion · C♯maj7/G♯
G♯ – B♯ – C♯ – E♯
- 3rd inversion · C♯maj7/B♯
B♯ – C♯ – E♯ – G♯
Keys with C♯maj7
C♯maj7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.
- Imaj7 · D♭ major
- IVmaj7 · A♭ major
- VImaj7 · F minor
- IIImaj7 · B♭ minor