C#m9 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#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 2 0 x	1 1 1 2 – –	C# G# D# B E x	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 2 6 x 4	– 3 1 4 – 2	x C# E D# x B	hard
3 6 x 7 7 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	D# C# x E B x	hard
x 6 6 6 0 4	– 2 3 4 – 1	x C# G# D# E B	medium
x 6 6 6 7 9	– 1 1 1 2 3	x C# G# D# B E	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 11 7 7 8	– – 4 1 2 3	x x C# E B D#	hard
11 8 11 11 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	B D# C# G# E x	medium
11 9 11 x 11 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	B E C# x D# x	hard
1 1 1 2 0 4	1 1 1 2 – 3	C# G# D# B E B	medium · barre on fret 1
3 4 2 4 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	D# B E C# x x	medium
3 x x 7 7 6	1 – – 3 4 2	D# x x E B C#	hard
4 4 6 6 4 6	1 1 2 3 1 4	E B G# D# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 9 6 7 9	– 1 3 1 2 4	x C# B D# B E	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 9 7 9 8	– – 3 1 4 2	x x B E C# D#	medium
x 8 9 x 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D# B x C# E	hard
11 x 11 x 11 9	2 – 3 – 4 1	B x C# x D# 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 – 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#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 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#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.