C#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#)

in Plus 2 (F#) (F#-B-E-A-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 2 0 2 2 2	– 1 – 2 3 4	x C# E B D# G#	medium
x 2 x 6 3 5	– 1 – 4 2 3	x C# x D# E B	hard
7 x 7 6 3 x	3 – 4 2 1 –	C# x B D# E x	hard
7 4 0 4 0 5	4 1 – 2 – 3	C# D# E C# C# B	medium
7 5 0 6 0 5	4 1 – 3 – 2	C# E E D# C# B	medium
7 9 0 6 10 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	C# G# E D# B x	hard
7 9 7 7 7 9	1 2 1 1 1 3	C# G# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 9 11 10 10	1 1 1 4 2 3	D# G# C# G# B E	medium · barre on fret 9
10 0 11 11 0 10	1 – 3 4 – 2	E B D# G# C# E	medium
x 2 0 2 2 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C# E B D# x	easy
x 5 x 4 2 5	– 3 – 2 1 4	x E x C# D# B	hard
7 4 7 x 3 x	3 2 4 – 1 –	C# D# B x E x	hard
7 4 0 6 0 5	4 1 – 3 – 2	C# D# E D# C# B	medium
7 5 7 6 0 x	3 1 4 2 – –	C# E B D# C# x	medium
x x 9 6 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x x C# D# B E	hard
7 9 7 7 0 9	1 2 1 1 – 3	C# G# B E C# D#	medium · barre on fret 7

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 2 (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 2 (F#) F#-B-E-A-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.