Banjo Cmaj7 chord (Sawmill)C major seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 4 0 2, and 3 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 4 0 2 (open position)
- String 4 (D): 2nd fret, index finger, E
- String 3 (G): 4th fret, ring finger, B
- String 2 (C): open, C
- String 1 (D): 2nd fret, middle finger, E
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: E B C E · Cmaj7 is C, E, G, B (1 · 3 · 5 · 7)
The 5th string: the short g is the 5th of Cmaj7, so let it ring.
Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Sawmill once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Cmaj7 shapes
- 2 4 0 5
open - 10 9 7 9
7fr - 9 9 0 9
9fr
Other C chords in Sawmill
Other major seventh chords
Cmaj7 in other tunings
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