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C#9 Guitar Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Guitar

Strings 4–4–3–4–4–4

How to play the C#9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–4–3–4–4–4 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) Fret 4 · middle finger
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 4 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for C#9 chord

Other names: C# dominant 9th, C# 9th, C# 9

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: C# ninth chord

Intervals and tones in C#9 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
H Minor 7th
Eb Major 9th

All Variations

Open
4–4–3–4–4–4
Fret 8
9–8–9–8–X–X
Fret 9
9–11–9–10–9–11
Fret 10
X–X–11–10–12–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using C#9

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