Standard
C major ninth sharp five · Frets 7–10
Cmaj9♯5 guitar chord
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How to play Cmaj9♯5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the low E string at the 8th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 7th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 9th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 9th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 9th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 10th fret.
From the low E string 8 7 9 9 9 10 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Cmaj9♯5
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the D, B and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 3 0 1 0 0
Cmaj9♯5, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in Cmaj9♯5?
Cmaj9♯5, C major ninth sharp five, is C, E, G♯, B and D: the root (C), the major third (E), the augmented fifth (G♯), the major seventh (B) and the ninth (D). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7 9.
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Cmaj9♯5 on other instruments
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