Cmaj7 ukulele chord

The shape

Tap the diagram to hear Cmaj7 strummed on the ukulele. Cmaj7 on ukulele is 0002 (numbers are frets on the g-C-E-A strings, starting from the g string on the left). It sits in the first few frets, comfortable for beginners.

Standard gCEA high-Gtuning (soprano / concert / tenor). Baritone ukulele (DGBE) uses different shapes and isn't covered here yet.

The notes in Cmaj7

Because the uke's high-G string is re-entrant (it's a high note, not a bass), these notes don't stack low-to-high like a guitar — but the chord is the same: C (R), E (3), G (5), B (7).

What a major seventh chord is

a major 7th stacks a major seventh on a major chord (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th) — the major sound with a soft, dreamy sheen.

How it's used: It's the I and IV of a major key dressed up. Where a plain major is a statement, a major 7 is a sigh.

The sound: Lush, warm, jazzy, romantic — 'sophisticated major'. Where you'll hear it: Jazz, soul, bossa nova, neo-soul, and any ballad reaching for a softer landing.

Hear Cmaj7 in a progression

A lush I–IV vamp — let each chord ring and hear the sheen. Played on the ukulele — press play, and drag Key to move it.

Keys that use Cmaj7

Cmaj7 appears naturally in these keys — tap any to see all its chords:

Other C ukulele chords

major seventh ukulele chords on other roots

Play guitar too? See Cmaj7 on guitar.

Chords and their spellings are shared facts of music theory. Every diagram and sound is generated by ThunderFret's own engine — no tabs, lyrics or recordings are reproduced.