C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#9

Dominant 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 2 1 1	1 1 1 2 1 1	C# G# D# B F G#	easy · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 2 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	D# C# F B x x	hard
3 4 3 4 4 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	D# B F C# G# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 4 6 4 4 8	2 1 3 1 1 4	F B G# C# G# D#	hard · barre on fret 4
5 6 x 6 7 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	F C# x D# B x	hard
x 6 6 6 7 10	– 1 1 1 2 3	x C# G# D# B F	hard · barre on fret 6
x x 11 8 7 8	– – 4 2 1 3	x x C# F B D#	hard
8 8 9 8 9 8	1 1 2 1 3 1	G# D# B F C# D#	easy · barre on fret 8
11 10 11 x 11 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	B F C# x D# x	hard
1 1 1 2 1 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	C# G# D# B F x	easy · barre on fret 1
3 x 3 2 x 6	2 – 3 1 – 4	D# x F B x C#	hard
x 6 3 6 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# F D# B x	hard
5 8 6 4 4 4	2 4 3 1 1 1	F D# G# C# G# B	hard · barre on fret 4
5 6 9 6 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	F C# B D# x x	hard
x 6 9 6 7 10	– 1 3 1 2 4	x C# B D# B F	hard · barre on fret 6
x 8 11 8 7 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x D# C# F B x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
♭7	10	B
9	14	D#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+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#m9 C#5

Other roots

C9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See C#9 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

What notes make up the C#9 chord?

C#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.