Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.