C#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

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
x x 0 1 3 1	– – – 1 2 1	x x C# F C F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 4 3 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C# F G# C x	medium
x 4 4 4 4 8	– 1 1 1 1 2	x C# F G# C# C	hard · barre on fret 4
9 8 7 8 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	C# F G# C x x	medium
x x 0 8 8 8	– – – 1 1 1	x x C# C F C	easy · barre on fret 8
x 4 0 1 3 1	– 3 – 1 2 1	x C# C# F C F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 x 3 4	– 2 3 – 1 4	x C# F x C G#	hard
x 4 4 4 8 8	– 1 1 1 2 3	x C# F G# F C	hard · barre on fret 4
9 x 7 8 8 x	4 – 1 2 3 –	C# x G# C F x	hard
x 8 0 8 8 8	– 1 – 2 3 4	x F C# C F C	medium
x 4 0 1 3 4	– 3 – 1 2 4	x C# C# F C G#	medium
x 4 4 x 3 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	x C# F x C x	easy
x 4 4 8 4 4	– 1 1 2 1 1	x C# F C C# G#	hard · barre on fret 4
9 x 7 x 8 8	4 – 1 – 2 3	C# x G# x F C	hard
x 8 0 8 8 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x F C# C F x	easy
x 4 0 4 3 1	– 3 – 4 2 1	x C# C# G# C F	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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.