C#maj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

C#maj7

Major 7

Notes:C# · F · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 0 3 3	– – 1 – 2 3	x x C# F C F	medium
x 6 5 3 3 3	– 3 2 1 1 1	x C# F G# C F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 5 7 4 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x C# F C C# x	medium
x 6 5 7 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# F C x x	medium
x 6 8 7 8 6	– 1 3 2 4 1	x C# G# C F G#	medium · barre on fret 6
11 10 8 7 x x	4 3 2 1 – –	C# F G# C x x	hard
11 10 8 8 8 10	4 2 1 1 1 3	C# F G# C# F C	medium · barre on fret 8
11 10 12 0 11 x	2 1 4 – 3 –	C# F C F G# x	medium
11 x 12 0 11 11	1 – 4 – 2 3	C# x C F G# C#	hard
x x 1 3 3 3	– – 1 2 3 4	x x C# G# C F	medium
x 6 5 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C# F G# C x	medium
6 5 0 0 4 6	3 2 – – 1 4	G# C C F C# G#	medium
x 6 5 7 8 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# F C F x	medium
x 6 8 7 8 x	– 1 3 2 4 –	x C# G# C F x	medium
11 x 8 7 8 x	4 – 2 1 3 –	C# x G# C F x	hard
x x x 8 8 10	– – – 1 2 3	x x x C# F C	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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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

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.