C#maj9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj9

Major 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · C · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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 Open Am E-A-E-A-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.