C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) 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
x 2 1 2 2 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# F B D# x	medium
x 2 x 6 4 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C# x D# F B	hard
4 4 4 4 4 5	1 1 1 1 1 2	G# D# G# C# F B	easy · barre on fret 4
9 6 x 6 0 5	4 2 – 3 – 1	C# F x D# C# B	hard
9 6 7 6 7 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	C# F B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 7 8 7 9	3 – 1 2 1 4	C# x B F G# D#	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 8 10 9	– – 2 1 4 3	x x C# F B D#	medium
9 12 11 x 0 11	1 4 2 – – 3	C# B D# x C# F	hard
11 12 11 11 12 11	1 2 1 1 3 1	D# B D# G# C# F	easy · barre on fret 11
1 2 1 2 2 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	F C# F B D# x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 4 2 5	– 4 – 2 1 3	x F x C# D# B	hard
x 4 4 4 4 5	– 1 1 1 1 2	x D# G# C# F B	easy · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 6 0 5	– 2 4 3 – 1	x F B D# C# B	medium
9 6 7 6 0 7	4 1 2 1 – 3	C# F B D# C# C#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 x 7 8 0 9	3 – 1 2 – 4	C# x B F C# D#	hard
9 12 11 8 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	C# B D# F C# x	hard

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 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 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 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 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.