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C#maj9 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–3–1–3

How to play the C#maj9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–1–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · pinky

Other names for the C#maj9 chord

Other names: C# major 9th

Music theory name: major ninth chord

Common name: C# major ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the C#maj9 chord

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

All variations

Open
1–3–1–3
Fret 4
5–5–4–6
Fret 8
8–8–8–8
Fret 10
10–12–11–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys