C#9 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

C#9

Dominant 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 4 3 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C# F B D# F	easy · barre on fret 3
x 2 3 6 3 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B F C# D# x	hard
x 4 3 4 3 3	– 2 1 3 1 1	x C# F B D# G#	easy · barre on fret 3
x 4 x 8 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C# x D# F B	hard
9 x 9 8 5 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	C# x B D# F F	hard
9 6 9 6 8 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	C# D# B C# G# F	medium · barre on fret 6
7 8 11 8 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	B F C# D# x x	hard
9 8 9 8 8 8	2 1 3 1 1 1	C# F B D# G# C#	easy · barre on fret 8
9 11 9 10 x 10	1 4 1 2 – 3	C# G# B F x D#	hard · barre on fret 9
x x 11 10 11 10	– – 2 1 3 1	x x C# F B D#	easy · barre on fret 10
11 11 11 x 11 0	1 2 3 – 4 –	D# G# C# x B F	hard
x 4 1 4 1 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C# D# B C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 3 4 3 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x C# F B D# x	easy · barre on fret 3
7 4 x 8 8 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	B C# x D# G# F	hard
9 6 9 x 5 0	3 2 4 – 1 –	C# D# B x F F	hard
9 6 6 10 8 6	3 1 1 4 2 1	C# D# G# F G# B	hard · barre on fret 6

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, B, 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.

How the C#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
♭7	10	B
9	14	D#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See C#9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the C#9 chord?

C#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, G#, B, 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.