Chord & FretCm(maj7) on electric guitar
On the electric guitar a chord needs only a few clear notes — the amp sustains them and fills the space, so you mute the strings you are not playing and let the tone carry the rest. In this CmCmCmCm(maj7) voicing the bass is C and the shape runs from fret 1 to 3, ringing 2 open strings. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.
Notes in Cm(maj7): C – Eb – G – BFormula: 1 – b3 – 5 – 7In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
Where to use it: This is the classic suspense chord from spy movies — few notes, lots of atmosphere. It also opens the famous inner-voice trick that walks down one half step at a time: AmAmAmAm → AmMaj7 → Am7Am7Am7Am7 → Am6.
Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Cm(maj7) on electric guitar. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in the instrument's own voice; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
See the whole neck in Chord & Fret →Part of the Sevenths family.