C#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 0 0 2	1 2 – – – 3	C# G# B E G# D#	easy
2 2 5 4 3 2	1 1 4 3 2 1	C# G# E G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 7 7 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C# x B D# E	hard
4 5 4 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	D# B D# E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# E B D# C#	medium
x 7 9 0 7 10	– 1 3 – 2 4	x C# G# E D# B	medium
0 9 9 9 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	B D# G# C# E C#	medium
0 9 9 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	B D# G# E G# C#	easy
0 10 0 11 12 12	– 1 – 2 3 4	B E B D# G# C#	medium
2 2 0 0 3 2	1 2 – – 4 3	C# G# B E B D#	medium
5 2 2 4 3 2	4 1 1 3 2 1	E G# C# G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 x 3 3	– 4 3 – 1 2	x C# D# x B E	hard
4 5 5 4 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	D# B E G# G# C#	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# E B D# x	medium
0 7 0 0 7 7	– 1 – – 2 3	B C# B E D# G#	easy
9 9 0 9 8 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	G# D# B C# E C#	medium

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 – Drop B 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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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#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.