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

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.