Cmaj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) 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
1 1 1 1 1 3	1 1 1 1 1 2	G D G C E B	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 5 3 4 3	4 1 3 1 2 1	C E B D G B	medium · barre on fret 3
6 x 8 0 4 8	2 – 3 – 1 4	C x D B G E	hard
x x 6 5 8 6	– – 2 1 4 3	x x C E B D	medium
6 6 10 8 8 6	1 1 4 2 3 1	C G E G B D	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 8 8 8	– 2 1 1 1 1	x C D G B E	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 10 12 11 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C E B D x	medium
6 3 x 0 4 6	3 1 – – 2 4	C E x B G D	hard
6 3 6 3 4 3	3 1 4 1 2 1	C E C D G B	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 5 8 4	– – 3 2 4 1	x x D E B C	hard
6 x 5 5 x 6	3 – 1 2 – 4	C x B E x D	hard
6 6 8 0 x 8	1 2 3 – – 4	C G D B x E	hard
x 11 8 12 8 8	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C D B B E	hard · barre on fret 8
10 11 10 0 11 11	1 2 1 – 3 4	E C E B D G	medium · barre on fret 10
x 1 1 1 1 3	– 1 1 1 1 2	x D G C E B	medium · barre on fret 1
6 3 5 3 4 x	4 1 3 1 2 –	C E B D G x	medium · barre on fret 3

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.