Guitar chord · Sevenths
C♯ major 7th chord on guitar
x46564 · Barre · 4th fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play C♯maj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
C♯maj7 is the Imaj7 chord in D♭ major and IVmaj7 in A♭ major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in B♭ minor and VImaj7 in F minor.
- Notes
- C♯E♯G♯B♯
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 4th fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 4th fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, held by the barre C♯
- 4th string (D): 6th fret, ring finger (3) G♯
- 3rd string (G): 5th fret, middle finger (2) B♯
- 2nd string (B): 6th fret, pinky finger (4) E♯
- 1st string (high E): 4th fret, held by the barre G♯
Tablature
e|--4---| B|--6---| G|--5---| D|--6---| A|--4---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every C♯maj7 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 C♯maj7 on guitar
There’s no open-string way to play C♯maj7 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 4th fret (x46564).
You’ll find C♯maj7 in common progressions such as D♯m7–G♯7–C♯maj7 (the jazz cadence in C♯ major).
