Advanced Guitar Chord – Learn To Play Cmaj9

The C Major 9 Guitar Chord (also known as C Major 9th, CMaj9) is a beautiful, dreamy sounding chord. It is often used in Jazz Guitar.

The C Major 9 Chord is found by locating the 1,  3 , 5, 7  and 9 positions (C, E, G, B and D) of the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C.

The Guitar Chord Chart Diagram Below Will Further Demonstrate How To Play This Chord….

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.