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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 0 3 3 3 3	2 – 1 1 1 1	C# D# B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 5 2 6 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C# D# B E	hard
5 5 3 3 3 5	2 3 1 1 1 4	C# G# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 8 7 6 5	1 1 4 3 2 1	C# G# E G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x D# C# B E	easy
7 8 8 7 8 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	D# B E G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 7
x 10 8 10 10 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# E B D# x	medium
5 0 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	C# D# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x x 2 6 6	2 – – 1 3 4	C# x x D# B E	hard
5 x 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	C# x B E G# D#	hard · barre on fret 3
5 0 5 0 6 6	1 – 2 – 3 4	C# D# C# C# B E	medium
x 10 7 0 6 6	– 4 3 – 1 2	x C# D# C# B E	hard
x 10 7 10 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# D# B E x	hard
8 8 8 0 10 10	1 1 1 – 2 3	E B E C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 8
5 0 3 3 3 x	2 – 1 1 1 –	C# D# B E G# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 x 3 2 x 6	3 – 2 1 – 4	C# x B D# x E	hard

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 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 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 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 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.