C#m9 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#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes C#, E, 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#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 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#5

Other roots

Cm9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See C#m9 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#m9 chord?

C#m9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes C#, E, 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.