Cmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Cmaj9

Major 9

Notes:C · E · G · B · D

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Fingerings (16)

Cmaj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 4 4 2	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C D B E G	medium
x 3 2 4 2 2	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C E B D G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 x 7 4 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C x D E B	hard
8 5 0 0 4 6	4 2 – – 1 3	C D D G E B	hard
8 7 0 5 0 6	4 3 – 1 – 2	C E D C C B	medium
8 7 0 0 7 6	4 2 – – 3 1	C E D G G B	medium
8 7 9 7 7 7	2 1 3 1 1 1	C E B D G C	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 0 0 11 11	1 2 – – 3 4	C G D G B E	medium
x x 10 9 11 9	– – 2 1 3 1	x x C E B D	medium · barre on fret 9
10 10 10 0 11 11	1 1 1 – 2 3	D G C G B E	easy · barre on fret 10
0 2 0 0 0 2	– 1 – – – 2	E B D G C G	easy
x 3 2 4 2 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C E B D x	medium · barre on fret 2
7 3 x 7 4 x	3 1 – 4 2 –	B C x D E x	hard
8 7 0 0 4 6	4 3 – – 1 2	C E D G E B	hard
0 5 5 5 0 6	– 1 1 1 – 2	E D G C C B	easy · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 7 0 6	4 2 – 3 – 1	C E D D C B	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cmaj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 Cmaj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
7	11	B
9	14	D

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#maj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See Cmaj9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the Cmaj9 chord?

Cmaj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes C, E, G, B, D.

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.