C#maj9 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#maj9

Major 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · C · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#maj9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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#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#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.