C#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 4 3 1 0 1	– 4 3 1 – 2	x C# D# G# C F	medium
x 4 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# D# C F x	medium
x 4 5 8 0 4	– 1 3 4 – 2	x C# F D# C G#	hard
8 6 5 5 5 8	3 2 1 1 1 4	C# D# F C F C	medium · barre on fret 5
8 6 8 10 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	C# D# G# F C x	hard
7 8 0 8 0 9	1 2 – 3 – 4	C F C D# C C#	medium
8 8 8 8 8 8	1 1 1 1 1 1	C# F G# D# G# C	easy · barre on fret 8
10 11 0 10 0 9	2 4 – 3 – 1	D# G# C F C C#	medium
x 4 1 5 3 1	– 3 1 4 2 1	x C# C# C D# F	hard · barre on fret 1
x 4 5 5 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C# F C D# x	medium
x 4 5 8 0 8	– 1 2 3 – 4	x C# F D# C C	hard
8 6 5 5 5 x	3 2 1 1 1 –	C# D# F C F x	medium · barre on fret 5
0 6 8 6 8 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	F D# G# C# G# C	medium · barre on fret 6
7 8 x 8 0 9	1 2 – 3 – 4	C F x D# C C#	hard
8 8 8 8 0 x	1 1 1 1 – –	C# F G# D# C x	easy · barre on fret 8
10 x 0 10 0 9	2 – – 3 – 1	D# x C F C C#	easy

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.