C#m9 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C#m9

Minor 9

Notes:C# · E · G# · B · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#m9 shapes as text

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

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 – 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#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#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#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.