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C#madd9 Guitar Chord

A minor chord with an added ninth but no seventh. An emotive, "cinematic" sound. Found in progressive rock, soundtracks and modern pop.

Guitar

Strings X–4–2–1–4–X

How to play the C#madd9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–2–1–4–X 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 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · little finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for C#madd9 chord

Other names: C# minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: C# minor add9 chord

Intervals and tones in C#madd9 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
Eb Major 9th

All Variations

Open
X–4–2–1–4–X
Fret 4
X–4–6–6–4–0
Fret 7
9–7–X–8–9–0
Fret 9
X–X–11–9–9–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using C#madd9

In These Arms
Bon Jovi
Artisté
Chinaski
Deset životů
Imodium