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#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj9 shapes as text

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

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.