Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A 2

in Open A 2 (E-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning · Also known as Slide A

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Cm9 chord (Minor 9) is built from the notes C, D#, G, A#, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 2 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 Cm9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

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

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 C5

Other roots

C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

See Cm9 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 2 E-A-E-A-C#-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Cm9 chord?

Cm9 is a Minor 9 chord built from the notes C, D#, G, A#, 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.