Cm9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Gm

in Open Gm (D-G-D-G-A#-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Cm9

Minor 9

Notes:C · D# · G · A# · D

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Cm9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 5 0 0 0 1	– 2 – – – 1	x C D G A# D#	hard
x 5 0 8 4 8	– 2 – 3 1 4	x C D D# D A#	hard
x 5 5 7 5 8	– 1 1 2 1 3	x C G D D# A#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 8 0 8	4 1 – 2 – 3	C D D D# A# A#	medium
10 8 8 8 9 0	3 1 1 1 2 –	C D# A# D# G D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 5 1 0 0 0	– 2 1 – – –	x C D# G A# D	hard
x 5 8 8 4 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C A# D# D D	hard
x 5 8 7 5 5	– 1 3 2 1 1	x C A# D D# G	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 0 8 0 10	3 1 – 2 – 4	C D D D# A# C	medium
10 8 8 8 0 0	2 1 1 1 – –	C D# A# D# A# D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 5 0 3 5 5	– 2 – 1 3 4	x C D A# D# G	medium
x 5 8 8 4 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x C A# D# D x	hard
x 5 8 7 5 8	– 1 3 2 1 4	x C A# D D# A#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 8 8 0 0	4 1 2 3 – –	C D A# D# A# D	medium
10 8 10 8 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	C D# C D# A# D	medium · barre on fret 8
x 5 5 3 5 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C G A# D# D	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 Gm 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Gm D-G-D-G-A#-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.