C#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj9

Major 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · C · D#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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 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#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.