Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

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

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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 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.