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C#m9/E Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is E instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 12–11–11–13–12–11

How to play the C#m9/E chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 12–11–11–13–12–11 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 12 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 11 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 11 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 13 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 12 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 11 · index finger

Other names for the C#m9/E chord

Other names: C# minor 9th, C#min9, C#-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: C# minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the C#m9/E chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
G# Perfect 5th
B Minor 7th
D# Major 9th

All variations

Fret 11
12–11–11–13–12–11
Fret 11
12–X–11–13–12–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys