C# maj7sus4 Chord on E9 Pedal Steel
C# maj7sus4 on E9 Pedal Steel as a steel plays it: every straight-bar and short slant position with no pedal or lever down, with the strings to pick.
The C# maj7sus4 chord is a suspended chord that swaps the third for a second or fourth, leaving the harmony open and unresolved. It is built from the notes C#, F#, G#, C. This page shows how to play C# maj7sus4 on E9 Pedal Steel with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
There is no open-string version on E9 Pedal Steel: the lowest shape barres fret 10 and covers 1 fret. The B, E and F# strings stay silent, so 4 of 10 sound. C# falls on the D# string. It sounds from C4 up to F#5.
E9 Pedal Steel is tuned B–D–E–F#–G#–B–E–G#–D#–F#, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.