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Guitar chord

Cmaj9C major ninth

  • C1
  • E3
  • G5
  • B7
  • D9
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
1
Shapes
12

How to play Cmaj9

  1. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string.
  2. Let ring open: D string, G string, B string, high E string.
  3. Don't play: low E string.
  1. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x300003EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x300003EBGDAE

    x30000 · Cmaj9 shape

  2. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x3040034EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x3040034EBGDAE

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  3. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x30410341EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x30410341EBGDAE

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  4. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x30430132EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x30430132EBGDAE

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  5. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x324302143EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x324302143EBGDAE

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  6. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x304531342EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x304531342EBGDAE

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  7. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x354301432EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x354301432EBGDAE

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  8. Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x3050013EADGBE
    Cmaj9 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x3050013EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Cmaj9 chord

C major ninth is built from 5 notes: C (1), E (3), G (5), B (7), D (9). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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