Cmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cmaj9

Major 9

Notes:C · E · G · B · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cmaj9 shapes as text

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

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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

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.