C maj7 Chord on Mandocello
How to play the C maj7 chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The C maj7 chord is a major seventh — a lush, jazzy extension of the major triad. It is built from the notes C, E, G, B. This page shows how to play C maj7 on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C and G strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2. The root is the C string itself. It sounds from C2 up to B3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 12.
Mandocello is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.