C#9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#9

Dominant 9

Notes:C# · F · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#9 shapes as text

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

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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.