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

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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 D 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 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.