C#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.