C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#9

Dominant 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · B · D#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 6 2 0 0	1 1 2 1 – –	C# G# F G# B D#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 4 2	1 1 1 3 2 1	C# G# C# B D# F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 5 6 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x C# D# B F D#	medium
x 7 6 5 6 0	– 4 2 1 3 –	x C# F B F D#	medium
x 7 6 7 0 0	– 2 1 3 – –	x C# F C# B D#	easy
x 7 9 11 0 0	– 1 2 3 – –	x C# G# F B D#	hard
0 9 9 11 9 10	– 1 1 3 1 2	B D# G# F G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
2 5 6 2 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	C# B F G# B D#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 5 2 2	1 1 2 3 1 1	C# G# D# B C# F	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 5 4 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x C# F B D# D#	medium
x 7 6 5 0 0	– 3 2 1 – –	x C# F B B D#	medium
x 7 6 9 6 8	– 2 1 4 1 3	x C# F D# F B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 x 11 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x C# x F B D#	hard
0 11 9 9 9 10	– 3 1 1 1 2	B F G# D# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
2 2 2 5 6 0	1 1 1 2 3 –	C# G# C# B F D#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 5 4 2	1 1 2 4 3 1	C# G# D# B D# F	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – Open B 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 Open B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.