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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 2 2 1 1	– – 3 4 1 2	C# G# D# G# B E	medium
2 3 3 2 3 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	D# B E G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 3 5 5 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# E B D# x	medium
0 7 7 5 6 5	– 3 4 1 2 1	C# D# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	C# D# C# C# E B	medium
0 7 0 10 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	C# D# C# E G# B	medium
0 8 10 9 10 8	– 1 3 2 4 1	C# E B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 8
0 0 10 10 10 0	– – 1 1 1 –	C# G# B E G# D#	easy · barre on fret 10
0 3 3 2 3 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	C# B E G# C# D#	medium
x 5 2 5 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# D# B E x	hard
3 5 3 5 5 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	E C# E B D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 5 6 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	C# C# G# B E D#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 0 7 6 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	x D# C# C# E B	medium
0 7 10 10 10 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	C# D# B E G# D#	medium
0 8 0 9 10 8	– 1 – 3 4 2	C# E C# D# G# B	medium
12 12 10 10 10 12	2 3 1 1 1 4	C# G# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 10

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 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 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 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 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.