Guitar chord · Ninths
C major 9th chord on guitar
x30000 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Cmaj9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- CEGBD
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, index finger (1) C
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--0---| G|--0---| D|--0---| A|--3---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Cmaj9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Cmaj9 on guitar
On guitar, Cmaj9 is one of the friendlier shapes: x30000 needs just one finger and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the low E string.
