C9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop D

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:C · E · G · A# · D

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C D A# D E	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C E A# D x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C x D E A#	hard
5 5 5 5 5 6	1 1 1 1 1 2	G D G C E A#	easy · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 0 8 6	4 2 – – 3 1	C E D G G A#	hard
10 7 8 7 8 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	C E A# D G E	medium · barre on fret 7
10 x 8 9 8 10	3 – 1 2 1 4	C x A# E G D	hard · barre on fret 8
10 10 0 9 11 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	C G D E A# E	medium
10 10 0 0 11 0	1 2 – – 3 –	C G D G A# E	easy
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C E A# D E	medium
2 3 2 3 3 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	E C E A# D x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x E x C D A#	hard
0 5 5 5 5 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	D D G C E A#	easy · barre on fret 5
10 x 0 9 8 6	4 – – 3 2 1	C x D E G A#	hard
10 7 8 7 8 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	C E A# D G x	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 8 9 8 8	– 3 1 2 1 1	D G A# E G C	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes C, E, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – 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 C9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G
♭7	10	A#
9	14	D

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See C9 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 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 C9 chord?

C9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes C, E, 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.