C#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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#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#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.