C#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj7

Major 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · C

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 3 3 1 1	1 1 2 3 1 1	C# G# F C F G#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 3 4 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x C# F C G# x	medium
x 6 x 8 4 5	– 3 – 4 1 2	x C# x F G# C	hard
x 6 6 8 x 5	– 2 3 4 – 1	x C# G# F x C	hard
x 6 6 8 8 6	– 1 1 2 3 1	x C# G# F C C#	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 11 8 10	– – 3 4 1 2	x x C# G# C F	medium
0 10 10 11 9 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	C F C G# C# x	medium
0 10 11 11 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	C F C# G# x x	easy
1 1 3 3 1 x	1 1 2 3 1 –	C# G# F C F x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 3 3 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# F C x x	medium
5 5 6 4 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	F C G# C# x x	medium
x 6 x 8 8 5	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C# x F C C	hard
x 6 6 8 8 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C# G# F C x	medium
x x 11 8 8 10	– – 4 1 2 3	x x C# F C F	medium
0 10 11 11 9 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	C F C# G# C# x	medium
12 10 11 11 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	C F C# G# x x	medium

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.