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

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) 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
x 4 1 3 1 4	– 3 1 2 1 4	x C# F C C# G#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 3 5 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C# G# C F x	medium
x 4 4 4 5 8	– 1 1 1 2 3	x C# G# C# F C	hard · barre on fret 4
x x 9 8 5 8	– – 4 2 1 3	x x C# F F C	hard
9 8 8 8 8 8	2 1 1 1 1 1	C# F C F G# C	easy · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 3 0 4	– 3 1 2 – 4	x C# F C C G#	medium
x 4 x 3 5 4	– 2 – 1 4 3	x C# x C F G#	hard
x 4 8 4 5 4	– 1 3 1 2 1	x C# C C# F G#	hard · barre on fret 4
9 x 8 8 5 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	C# x C F F x	hard
9 8 8 8 8 9	2 1 1 1 1 3	C# F C F G# C#	easy · barre on fret 8
x 4 1 4 0 4	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C# F C# C G#	medium
x 4 x 3 5 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x C# x C F x	hard
x 4 8 8 5 4	– 1 3 4 2 1	x C# C F F G#	hard · barre on fret 4
9 8 8 x 5 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	C# F C x F x	hard
9 8 9 8 8 8	2 1 3 1 1 1	C# F C# F G# C	easy · barre on fret 8
x 4 4 3 0 1	– 3 4 2 – 1	x C# G# C 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 Am 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-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.