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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj7

Major 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj7 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.