Open D left-handed chord chart

Cmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Major 7 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Open D.

Cmaj7 uses the notes C, E, G, B and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

Open a page

Chord boxes are mirrored for left-handed guitar. Tab and low-to-high shape notation remain standard so common lessons still translate.

Formula 1 3 5 7
Tuning D A F# D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

9fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
B
B
10
G
E
G
C
11
12
13
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

9fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
B
10
C
G
E
G
C
11
12
13
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

 
 
 
 
 
x
1
G
2
E
B
E
3
C
4
5
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

7fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
E
8
9
B
B
10
E
G
C
11
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 7-11

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 10 10 9 10 10
Chord tones: C E G B

D|-9--|
A|-10-|
F#|-10-|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
D|-10-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 10 10 10 9 10 10
Chord tones: C E G B

D|-10-|
A|-10-|
F#|-10-|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
D|-10-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 2 1 2 3 x
Chord tones: C E G B

D|-2-|
A|-2-|
F#|-1-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
D|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 7 10 9 10 10
Chord tones: C E G B

D|-9--|
A|-7--|
F#|-10-|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
D|-10-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Major 7 feels lush, polished and sophisticated and works for neo-soul, jazz-pop, chord melody and atmospheric harmony.

Lefty Translation

Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

Grip Cue

Let notes ring but do not squeeze; these voicings sound better with even pressure than brute force

Tuning Context

Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.

Chord Tones
  • C
  • E
  • G
  • B

Next Step

Matching Left-Handed Scales

Use these scale pages to move from the chord into lead work without leaving the same tuning and key centre.

Library

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