C#maj9 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

C#maj9

Major 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · C · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# D# G# C F	medium
x 4 3 5 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C# F C D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 6 8 0 0	– 1 2 3 – –	x C# G# D# C F	hard
9 6 6 5 0 0	4 2 3 1 – –	C# D# G# C C F	hard
9 6 6 6 0 0	2 1 1 1 – –	C# D# G# C# C F	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 x 8 0 7	4 2 – 3 – 1	C# F x D# C C	hard
9 8 10 8 8 8	2 1 3 1 1 1	C# F C D# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
9 x 10 10 0 10	1 – 2 3 – 4	C# x C F C D#	hard
x x 11 10 12 10	– – 2 1 3 1	x x C# F C D#	medium · barre on fret 10
11 11 11 x 12 12	1 1 1 – 2 3	D# G# C# x C F	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 3 5 3 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C# F C D# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 3 5 3 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C# F C D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 6 6 0 0	1 2 3 4 – –	G# D# G# C# C F	medium
9 6 x 5 8 0	4 2 – 1 3 –	C# D# x C G# F	hard
9 6 10 6 8 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	C# D# C C# G# F	hard · barre on fret 6
9 8 x 8 x 7	4 2 – 3 – 1	C# F x D# x C	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#maj9 chord (Major 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, C, 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 C#maj9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
7	11	C
9	14	D#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cmaj9 Dmaj9 D#maj9 Emaj9 Fmaj9 F#maj9 Gmaj9 G#maj9 Amaj9 A#maj9 Bmaj9

See C#maj9 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 C#maj9 chord?

C#maj9 is a Major 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, G#, C, 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.