Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.