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

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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-E-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.