Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Cmaj9

C major ninth

Left-handed

Open

× 3 0 0 0 01 finger

0 3 0 0 0 01 finger

3 3 0 0 0 02 fingers

2nd position

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2fr

× 3 2 4 3 ×4 fingers

2fr

× 2 2 5 3 3barre · 4 fingers

2fr

3 2 2 5 3 ×barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr

× 3 5 4 3 04 fingers

3fr

× 3 0 4 5 34 fingers

3fr

0 3 5 4 3 3barre · 3 fingers

5th position

5fr

8 5 5 5 5 7barre · 3 fingers

5fr

8 5 5 7 5 7barre · 4 fingers

5fr

7 5 5 5 5 7barre · 3 fingers

7th position

7fr

8 7 9 7 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

8 7 10 7 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

8 7 9 7 8 ×barre · 4 fingers

8th position

8fr

8 × 9 9 8 10barre · 4 fingers

8fr

8 10 0 9 0 104 fingers

8fr

8 10 0 9 0 84 fingers

9th position

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9fr

× × 10 9 12 104 fingers

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9fr

× × 10 9 0 103 fingers

9fr

× 10 10 9 0 104 fingers

10th position

10fr

12 10 10 12 12 10barre · 4 fingers

10fr

10 10 10 12 12 12barre · 4 fingers

10fr

0 10 10 12 12 10barre · 3 fingers

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