Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar

in Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as EADGBE, Spanish tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 4 3	– 1 – 2 4 3	x C D A# D# G	medium
x 3 x 7 4 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C x D D# A#	hard
8 5 0 0 4 6	4 2 – – 1 3	C D D G D# A#	hard
8 5 8 8 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	C D A# D# x x	medium
8 6 0 0 8 6	3 1 – – 4 2	C D# D G G A#	medium
x x 10 7 11 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C D A# D#	hard
8 10 8 8 8 10	1 2 1 1 1 3	C G A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 0 11 11	1 1 1 – 2 3	D G C G A# D#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 0 3 4 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C D A# D# x	easy
x 6 x 5 3 6	– 3 – 2 1 4	x D# x C D A#	hard
8 6 0 0 4 6	4 2 – – 1 3	C D# D G D# A#	hard
8 5 0 8 x 6	3 1 – 4 – 2	C D D D# x A#	hard
8 6 8 7 x x	3 1 4 2 – –	C D# A# D x x	medium
8 x 0 7 11 11	2 – – 1 3 4	C x D D A# D#	hard
8 10 8 8 11 10	1 2 1 1 4 3	C G A# D# A# D	medium · barre on fret 8
10 10 10 12 11 11	1 1 1 4 2 3	D G C G A# D#	medium · barre on fret 10

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes C, D#, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar 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 Cm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 C5

Other roots

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

See Cm9 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

What notes make up the Cm9 chord?

Cm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes C, D#, 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.