C#add9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#add9

Add 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · D#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#add9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#add9 chord (Add 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, 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#add9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
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#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Cadd9 Dadd9 D#add9 Eadd9 Fadd9 F#add9 Gadd9 G#add9 Aadd9 A#add9 Badd9

See C#add9 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#add9 chord?

C#add9 is a Add 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, G#, 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.