C#7b9 Guitar Chord

A dramatic, tense sound. Common in jazz and flamenco. The flat ninth creates a strong chromatic pull toward resolution. On guitar, the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–4–3–4–3–4

How to play the C#7b9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–3–4–3–4 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) Do not play

5th string (A) Fret 4 · middle finger

4th string (D) Fret 3 · index finger

3rd string (G) Fret 4 · ring finger

2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger

1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger