CM7 Piano Chord
CM7
C Major 7th (with 5th)
3rd
E5th
GMaj 7th
BRoot
CE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
C
E
G
B
The Notes in a C Major 7th (with 5th) Chord
The 3rd
Finding E from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move up to Db
- Step 2: move up to D
- Step 3: move up to Eb
- Step 4: Land on E
3rd
ERoot
C1
2
3
- Db is a minor second above C.
- D is a major 2nd above C.
- Eb is a minor third above C.
- E is a major third above C.
The 5th
Finding G from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move up to Db
- Step 2: move up to D
- Step 3: move up to Eb
- Step 4: move up to E
- Step 5: move up to F
- Step 6: move up to Gb
- Step 7: Land on G
5th
GRoot
C1
2
3
4
5
6
- Db is a minor second above C.
- D is a major 2nd above C.
- Eb is a minor third above C.
- E is a major third above C.
- F is a fourth above C.
- Gb is a flat fifth above C.
- G is a fifth above C.
The Maj 7th
Finding B from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: Land on B
Maj 7th
BRoot
C- B is a minor second below C. The maj 7th is down a minor second? Confusing, right? The note B is down 1 half-steps from C, but up 11 half-steps from C:
Maj 7th
BRoot
C1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10