C♯ diminished major 7th chord on guitar (C♯dimMaj7)

C♯ diminished major 7th is played at the 4th fret as × 4 5 5 5 ×: index finger on the A string at fret 4, middle finger on the D string at fret 5, ring finger on the G string at fret 5 and pinky finger on the B string at fret 5. The low E and high e strings stay muted.

Tip — The four-fret stretch from index on A4 to pinky on B5 is wide, and both E strings must be muted despite being chord tones.

C♯ diminished major 7th is played at the 9th fret as 9 10 10 9 × ×: index finger on the low E string at fret 9, ring finger on the A string at fret 10, pinky finger on the D string at fret 10 and middle finger on the G string at fret 9. The B and high e strings stay muted.

C♯ diminished major 7th is played at the 11th fret as × × 11 12 13 12: index finger on the D string at fret 11, middle finger on the G string at fret 12, pinky finger on the B string at fret 13 and ring finger on the high e string at fret 12. The low E and A strings stay muted.

C♯ diminished major 7th is played in open position as 0 3 2 0 2 0: ring finger on the A string at fret 3, index finger on the D string at fret 2 and middle finger on the B string at fret 2. The low E, G and high e strings ring open.

C♯ diminished major 7th is played in open position as 0 3 2 0 2 3: ring finger on the A string at fret 3, index finger on the D string at fret 2, middle finger on the B string at fret 2 and pinky finger on the high e string at fret 3. The low E and G strings ring open.