Cmaj9 Guitar Chord | Fretboard Charts and Video Tabs
Welcome to our tutorial on the C maj9 chord, a beautiful and rich chord belonging to the Major Chords family. The C maj9 chord is composed of the notes C, E, G, B, and D, and is built using the intervals 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. These intervals are also known as the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Major Seventh, and Major Ninth, respectively.
The C maj9 chord is a more advanced chord often found in jazz and other sophisticated styles of music. If you're new to these types of chords, you might want to check out our tutorial on intermediate guitar chords before diving into this lesson.
Understanding how chords are built by stacking intervals is crucial to mastering the C maj9 chord. We highly recommend our tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals if you're not already familiar with this concept. Additionally, our tutorial on fretboard intervals can provide further insight into the way chords are constructed.
In this tutorial, we will provide chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that clearly show the tones composing the C maj9 chord. If you're unsure about how to read these diagrams or denote chords depending on the intervals that compose them, our tutorial on chord notation can be a valuable resource.
For those interested in exploring more complex chords, our tutorial on ninth guitar chords can provide further learning and practice opportunities. As always, happy playing!
Notes of the C maj9 chord:
CEGBD
Chord formula for the Major Ninth chord:
C Major Ninth Guitar Chord Diagrams
Chord boxes are sorted from the easiest to the hardest. Learn how to read chord diagrams.
If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
Open
Position 2
Open
Position 3
Movable
Position 4
Open
Position 5
Movable
Position 6
Movable
Position 7
Movable
Position 8
Open
Position 9
BarreMovable
Position 10
BarreMovable
Position 11
BarreMovable
You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C maj9 | D maj9 | E maj9 | F maj9 | G maj9 | A maj9 | B maj9 | C#maj9 | D#maj9 | F#maj9 | G#maj9 | A#maj9 | Abmaj9 | Bbmaj9 | Dbmaj9 | Ebmaj9 | Gbmaj9
Chord tones in the C maj9 chord
This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.