C9 chord on 6-String Guitar — All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:C · E · G · A# · D

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar — All Fourths generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See C9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F Plus 2 (F#) F#-B-E-A-C#-F#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop C C-G-C-F-A-D Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B Drop G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#Drop G G-D-G-C-E-A Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open C C-G-C-G-C-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open Dm D-A-D-F-A-D Open E E-B-E-G#-B-E Open Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E Open A 2 E-A-E-A-C#-E Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E Wahine (G) D-G-D-F#-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D G Modal D-G-D-G-C-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-D Double Daddy D-A-D-D-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E EADF#BE E-A-D-F#-B-E Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-D

What notes make up the C9 chord?

C9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes C, E, G, A#, D.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.