Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

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

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.