C#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj7

Major 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · C

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj7 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#maj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, C. 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 C#maj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cmaj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See C#maj7 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 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.