Cmaj9 guitar chord

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C major ninth · Open position

EADGBERnoteECDGBErole3R9573fret030000fret 3C2C3C4C5

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C major ninth sharp eleven · Frets 2–4

EADGBER379♯11noteCEBDF♯roleR379♯11fret32432frets 2–4C2C3C4C5
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C major ninth sharp five · Frets 7–10

EADGBE7R373♯59noteCEBEG♯DroleR373♯59fret8799910frets 7–10C2C3C4C5
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C major ninth suspended fourth · Frets 3–4

EADGBE3R479noteCFBDroleR479fret3343frets 3–4C2C3C4C5

How to play Cmaj9 on guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the low E, D, G, B and high E strings ring open.

From the low E string 0 3 0 0 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Cmaj9?

Cmaj9, C major ninth, is C, E, G, B and D: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G), the major seventh (B) and the ninth (D). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9.

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Major ninth chords in every key

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Cmaj9 on other instruments

7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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