Stranger Things Chord (Cmaj7): how to play it on guitar

Stranger Things Chord (Cmaj7): guitar chord

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The synth arpeggio that rises and falls all through the opening title theme

A C major seventh chord (C, E, G, B) played one note at a time, climbing to the high C and falling back, over and over, on an analog synth in the Stranger Things title theme. The major seventh gives it a wistful, dreamy colour. Because the bass underneath switches between C and E, the same arpeggio sounds warm one moment and dark the next. On guitar, the open Cmaj7 shape gives the same notes.

Also called Stranger Things arpeggio, Stranger Things theme arpeggio

Sources: Splice: Recreating the theme from Stranger Things · Splice: Hits decoded, the sonic identity of Stranger Things · Hooktheory TheoryTab: Stranger Things · A 'Stranger Things' Intro Theme Song Breakdown (Steemit)

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What’s in it

R C3 E×25 G7 B

About this shape

Lowest note: C3, the root
Highest note: E4, the 3rd
Stretch: 2 frets
Fingers: 2 fingers

Where it sits on the neck

Fingering not checked by a guitarist yet.

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