Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 3 4 4 6	1 1 1 2 3 4	G D G C D# A#	medium · barre on fret 3
8 4 6 6 4 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	C D# A# D D# x	hard · barre on fret 4
8 x 6 7 x 10	3 – 1 2 – 4	C x A# D# x D	hard
x x 8 7 11 10	– – 2 1 4 3	x x C D# A# D	hard
8 x 10 x 11 11	1 – 2 – 3 4	C x D x A# D#	hard
3 3 6 4 4 3	1 1 4 2 3 1	G D A# C D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 8 6 4 6	– – 4 2 1 3	x x C D D# A#	hard
8 x 10 7 x 6	3 – 4 2 – 1	C x D D# x A#	hard
8 11 10 7 x x	2 4 3 1 – –	C A# D D# x x	hard
8 x 11 x 11 10	1 – 3 – 4 2	C x D# x A# D	hard
3 4 3 4 3 6	1 2 1 3 1 4	G D# G C D A#	medium · barre on fret 3
8 4 6 6 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	C D# A# D x x	hard
6 x 8 7 x 10	1 – 3 2 – 4	A# x C D# x D	hard
8 x 10 7 11 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	C x D D# A# x	hard
8 11 10 x x 11	1 3 2 – – 4	C A# D x x D#	hard
3 4 6 4 3 3	1 2 4 3 1 1	G D# A# C D G	medium · barre on fret 3

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 E 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.