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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj9

Major 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · C · D#

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Fingerings (16)

C#maj9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 0 0 0 2	2 – – – – 1	C# D# G# C# F C	medium
5 2 4 2 3 2	4 1 3 1 2 1	C# F C D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 4 7 3	– – 3 2 4 1	x x D# F C C#	hard
5 5 4 0 0 5	2 3 1 – – 4	C# G# C C# F D#	medium
5 0 0 7 7 7	1 – – 2 3 4	C# D# G# G# C F	medium
x x 7 0 7 7	– – 1 – 2 3	x x D# C# C F	easy
0 0 9 11 8 10	– – 2 4 1 3	G# D# F C C# G#	medium
x 10 9 11 10 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x C# F C D# x	medium
5 0 0 2 0 2	3 – – 1 – 2	C# D# G# D# F C	medium
5 2 5 2 3 2	3 1 4 1 2 1	C# F C# D# G# C	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 4 x 3	2 – 4 3 – 1	C x D# F x C#	hard
5 0 4 0 0 5	2 – 1 – – 3	C# D# C C# F D#	easy
5 5 9 7 7 5	1 1 4 2 3 1	C# G# F G# C D#	hard · barre on fret 5
x 10 7 7 7 7	– 2 1 1 1 1	x C# D# G# C F	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 0 11 8 10	2 – – 4 1 3	F D# G# C C# G#	medium
9 9 9 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	F C F C# D# G#	easy · barre on fret 9

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.