C#maj7 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

1112C#G#CF
C#maj7
Major 7
Notes:C# · F · G# · C
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FCC#C#C#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 1 31 1 1 2C# G# C Fmedium · barre on fret 1
5 5 2 33 4 1 2F C C# Fmedium
0 6 6 6– 1 1 1C C# F G#easy · barre on fret 6
0 10 9 11– 2 1 3C F G# C#medium
0 10 x 11– 1 – 2C F x C#easy
1 5 1 31 3 1 2C# C C Fhard · barre on fret 1
5 5 2 62 3 1 4F C C# G#hard
x 6 6 10– 1 2 3x C# F Chard
12 10 9 114 2 1 3C F G# C#medium
12 10 x 113 1 – 2C F x C#hard
1 5 2 31 4 2 3C# C C# Fhard
x 5 2 3– 3 1 2x C C# Fmedium
0 6 6 x– 1 2 –C C# F xeasy
1 x 1 31 – 2 3C# x C Fhard
5 5 2 x2 3 1 –F C C# xmedium
8 6 6 103 1 2 4G# C# F Chard

The C#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
34F
57G#
711C

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#maj7 in another tuning

What notes make up the C#maj7 chord?

C#maj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes C#, F, G#, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.