C#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 5 0 3	– – 1 3 – 2	x C# G# E D# B	medium
x 2 5 5 x 5	– 1 2 3 – 4	x D# B E x C#	hard
7 3 5 4 x x	4 1 3 2 – –	C# E B D# x x	hard
7 0 5 4 0 8	3 – 2 1 – 4	C# C# B D# D# E	hard
7 7 5 5 5 7	2 3 1 1 1 4	C# G# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 7 0 0 8	1 1 1 – – 2	C# G# C# B D# E	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 9 9 8 8	– – 3 4 1 2	x C# D# G# B E	medium
9 0 10 0 10 0	1 – 2 – 3 –	D# C# E B C# G#	easy
10 0 10 0 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	E C# E B D# G#	easy
x 0 2 4 1 3	– – 2 4 1 3	x C# G# D# E B	medium
5 2 x 5 x 5	2 1 – 3 – 4	B D# x E x C#	hard
x 3 7 4 5 3	– 1 4 2 3 1	x E C# D# G# B	hard · barre on fret 3
x 0 5 4 5 8	– – 2 1 3 4	x C# B D# G# E	hard
7 0 5 5 5 7	2 – 1 1 1 3	C# C# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 10 9 8 7	1 1 4 3 2 1	C# G# E G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 0 9 0 8 8	3 – 4 – 1 2	D# C# D# B B E	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#m9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes C#, E, G#, B, 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 C#m9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
♭3	3	E
5	7	G#
♭7	10	B
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#add9 C#maj9 C#5

Other roots

Cm9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See C#m9 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 C#m9 chord?

C#m9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes C#, E, 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.