C9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

in Drop F# (F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:C · E · G · A# · D

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C9 shapes as text

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

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 F# 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 Drop F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.