Voicing of C# Major 9

Rooted Guide Tones II

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C#3B#3E#4
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Rooted Guide Tones

The Rooted Guide Tones II voicing of C#maj9 stacks C#, B# and E# from the bottom up: the root, major 7th and major 3rd of the chord.

It's one of the Rooted Guide Tones voicings: the root, 3rd and 7th in the left hand, as bebop pianists comped. The other for C#maj9 is Rooted Guide Tones I.