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C#maj7 on guitar

C#maj7 is a major seventh, spelled C#, E#, G# and B#. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is x6656x, which sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

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NoteC#E#G#B#
Interval1P3M5P7M

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

C# major seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr2314
x6656xsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 4, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr4213
xx1110910sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 3, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 3, strings 3 to 6.3fr324
x63563sits at fret 3, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 3 and mutes 1 string
C# major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10, fret 10, fret 10, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 2 to 4.10fr2
11101010xxsits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6, fret 6, fret 6, fret 6, fret 10 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 2 to 5.6fr2
x666610sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
C# major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.2413
xx3523sits at fret 2, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 2 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1342
x1352xsits at fret 1, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 11 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 15 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1234
xx11131315sits at fret 11, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1234
x5666xsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr3124
x6356xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
C# major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 2, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr312
x635xxsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets and mutes 3 strings
C# major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 11 with finger 2, fret 10, fret 10, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 10. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 10, strings 2 to 6.10fr234
111010131310sits at fret 10 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 10

Keys C#maj7 belongs to

C#maj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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