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Cmaj9 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, lush sound. Popular in jazz, neo-soul and film music. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted to make room for the ninth and major seventh.

Guitar

Strings X–3–0–0–0–0

How to play the Cmaj9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–0–0–0–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Cmaj9 chord

Other names: C major 9th

Music theory name: major ninth chord

Common name: C major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Cmaj9 chord

Note Interval
C Root
E Major 3rd
G Perfect 5th
H Major 7th
D Major 9th

All Variations

Open
X–3–0–0–0–0
Open
3–3–2–4–3–X
Fret 5
0–5–5–5–5–7
Fret 8
8–X–9–9–8–10

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Cmaj9

Apollo 11
Anna K.