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

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) 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
x 2 1 3 2 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C# F C D# x	medium
x 2 x 6 4 6	– 1 – 3 2 4	x C# x D# F C	hard
x 4 x 3 4 7	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D# x C F C#	hard
4 4 4 4 4 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	G# D# G# C# F C	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 8 6 7 6	4 1 3 1 2 1	C# F C D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 11 7	– – 3 2 4 1	x x D# F C C#	hard
9 x 8 8 0 9	3 – 1 2 – 4	C# x C F C# D#	hard
9 x 11 x 11 11	1 – 2 – 3 4	C# x D# x C F	hard
1 4 1 3 0 2	1 4 1 3 – 2	F D# F C C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 4 2 6	– 3 – 2 1 4	x F x C# D# C	hard
4 6 4 6 0 6	1 2 1 3 – 4	G# F G# D# C# C	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 9 6 7 6	3 1 4 1 2 1	C# F C# D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 6
8 x 11 8 0 7	2 – 4 3 – 1	C x D# F C# C#	hard
x x 9 8 11 9	– – 2 1 4 3	x x C# F C D#	medium
11 x 9 x 11 11	2 – 1 – 3 4	D# x C# x C F	hard
1 1 1 4 2 2	1 1 1 4 2 3	F C F C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 1

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.