Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 0 2 2 2 4	2 – 1 1 1 3	C D# A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 2 2 2 4	2 3 1 1 1 4	C G A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 2
4 0 6 6 5 0	1 – 3 4 2 –	C D# D G A# A#	medium
x 9 x 9 9 5	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C x A# D D#	hard
x 9 7 6 9 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x C D# G D A#	medium
x 9 7 9 9 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C D# A# D A#	medium
11 0 11 11 9 0	2 – 3 4 1 –	G D# G C D A#	medium
x 11 11 11 10 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D G C D# A#	medium
4 0 2 1 2 0	4 – 2 1 3 –	C D# A# D G A#	medium
4 x 2 2 2 4	2 – 1 1 1 3	C x A# D# G D	hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 7 6 5 4	1 1 4 3 2 1	C G D# G A# D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 x 5 5	– 4 3 – 1 2	x C D x A# D#	hard
6 7 7 6 7 0	1 2 3 1 4 –	D A# D# G C A#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 9 9 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C D# A# D x	medium
x 0 11 11 9 0	– – 2 3 1 –	x D# G C D A#	medium
11 11 x 11 10 0	2 3 – 4 1 –	G D x C D# A#	hard

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 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 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 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 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.