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

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

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 2 0 4 4 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C# E B D# E	medium
0 0 4 6 4 0	– – 1 2 1 –	E B G# C# D# E	medium · barre on fret 4
9 5 7 8 5 0	4 1 2 3 1 –	C# E B D# E E	hard · barre on fret 5
9 9 0 8 0 7	3 4 – 2 – 1	C# G# E D# B B	medium
9 9 0 8 0 9	2 3 – 1 – 4	C# G# E D# B C#	medium
9 9 9 9 0 11	1 1 1 1 – 2	C# G# C# E B D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 0 4 4 4	– 1 – 2 3 4	x C# E B D# G#	medium
0 0 4 6 4 4	– – 1 2 1 1	E B G# C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 5 7 8 5 x	4 1 2 3 1 –	C# E B D# E x	hard · barre on fret 5
9 9 7 8 0 0	3 4 1 2 – –	C# G# B D# B E	medium
9 9 9 8 0 0	2 3 4 1 – –	C# G# C# D# B E	medium
9 9 11 9 0 11	1 1 2 1 – 3	C# G# D# E B D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 4 4 4 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C# G# B D# E	medium
4 4 4 6 0 0	1 1 1 2 – –	G# D# G# C# B E	medium · barre on fret 4
9 5 0 8 0 7	4 1 – 3 – 2	C# E E D# B B	hard
9 x 0 8 9 7	3 – – 2 4 1	C# x E D# G# B	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 Em 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 Em 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 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.