C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#9

Dominant 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · B · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#9 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 0 3 3 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C# D# B D# F	easy
x 3 2 3 3 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# F B D# x	medium
x 3 x 7 5 6	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C# x D# F B	hard
8 5 5 5 5 6	3 1 1 1 1 2	C# D# G# C# F B	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 0 8 6	3 2 – – 4 1	C# F D# G# G# B	medium
8 7 8 7 8 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	C# F B D# G# F	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 8 9 8 10	1 3 1 2 1 4	C# G# B F G# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 9 11 10	– – 2 1 4 3	x x C# F B D#	medium
10 10 10 12 11 12	1 1 1 3 2 4	D# G# C# G# B F	medium · barre on fret 10
x 3 2 3 3 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x C# F B D# F	medium
x 3 2 x 3 6	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C# F x D# B	hard
x 7 x 5 3 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x F x C# D# B	hard
8 5 5 7 5 6	4 1 1 3 1 2	C# D# G# D# F B	medium · barre on fret 5
8 7 0 x 8 6	3 2 – – 4 1	C# F D# x G# B	hard
8 7 8 7 8 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C# F B D# G# x	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 8 9 x 10	1 3 1 2 – 4	C# G# B F x D#	hard · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#9 chord (Dominant 9) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (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#9 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
♭7	10	B
9	14	D#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+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#m9 C#5

Other roots

C9 D9 D#9 E9 F9 F#9 G9 G#9 A9 A#9 B9

See C#9 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F 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#9 chord?

C#9 is a Dominant 9 chord built from the notes C#, F, 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.