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

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

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Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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 Am 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-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.