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C#9 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–3–1–2

How to play the C#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–1–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Other names for the C#9 chord

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

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: C# ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the C#9 chord

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

All variations

Open
1–3–1–2
Fret 4
4–5–4–6
Fret 7
8–8–7–8
Fret 10
10–11–11–11

Songs using C#9