C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-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
1 1 3 0 2 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	C# G# D# F B x	medium
x 6 3 x 2 3	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C# D# x B F	hard
x 6 3 6 4 3	– 3 1 4 2 1	x C# D# B C# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 5 8 6 x	– 1 2 4 3 –	x B F C# D# x	hard
x 6 5 6 6 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# F B D# x	medium
x 6 8 0 6 9	– 1 3 – 2 4	x C# G# F D# B	medium
8 8 8 8 8 9	1 1 1 1 1 2	G# D# G# C# F B	easy · barre on fret 8
x 10 11 10 11 11	– 1 2 1 3 4	x F B D# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 1 0 2 1	– – 1 – 3 2	x x C# F B D#	easy
3 6 5 x 2 x	2 4 3 – 1 –	D# C# F x B x	hard
x 6 3 6 6 3	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C# D# B D# F	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 5 6 4 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D# F B C# x	hard
5 6 5 6 6 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	F C# F B D# x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 6 x 0 6 9	– 1 – – 2 3	x C# x F D# B	hard
x 8 8 8 8 9	– 1 1 1 1 2	x D# G# C# F B	easy · barre on fret 8
11 10 11 10 x 11	2 1 3 1 – 4	B F B D# x C#	hard · barre on fret 10

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 – 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#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 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#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.