C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#9

Dominant 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · B · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#9 shapes as text

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

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 – Double Drop D 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 Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D 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 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.