Ukulele chord · Ninths
C♯ major 9th chord on ukulele
1313 · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play C♯maj9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Rich and dreamy; the major 7th extended with a 9th.
- Notes
- C♯E♯G♯B♯D♯
- Formula
- 13579
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · 1st fret
- 4th string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
- 3rd string (C): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D♯
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, middle finger (2) E♯
- 1st string (A): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) B♯
Tablature
A|--3---| E|--1---| C|--3---| G|--1---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every C♯maj9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing C♯maj9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual C♯maj9 shape is 1313, using four fingers. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
Notice the E♯ in C♯maj9 (C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯ D♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (C–E–G–B–D), so the major 3rd has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
