C9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 9

Notes:C · E · G · A# · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 2 1 2 0	4 1 2 1 3 –	C E A# D G A#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 3 2 4	3 – 1 2 1 4	C x A# E G D	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 5 4	– – 2 1 4 3	x x C E A# D	medium
4 4 8 6 5 4	1 1 4 3 2 1	C G E G A# D	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 5 6	– 4 2 – 1 3	x C D x A# E	hard
x 9 6 9 7 6	– 3 1 4 2 1	x C D A# C E	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 8 11 9 0	– 1 2 4 3 –	x A# E C D A#	hard
x 9 8 9 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C E A# D A#	medium
11 11 11 11 11 0	1 1 1 1 1 –	G D G C E A#	easy · barre on fret 11
4 1 4 1 2 0	3 1 4 1 2 –	C E C D G A#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 x 2 3 x 4	3 – 1 2 – 4	C x A# E x D	hard
4 7 6 3 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	C A# D E x x	hard
4 x 6 x 5 6	1 – 3 – 2 4	C x D x A# E	hard
6 9 8 x 5 0	2 4 3 – 1 –	D C E x A# A#	hard
x 9 6 9 9 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C D A# D E	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 9 7 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D E A# C A#	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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.