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C#add9 Ukulele Chord

A fresh major chord sound enriched with a ninth, but without the seventh. Popular in pop and indie rock. Unlike the full ninth chord (9), it contains no seventh tension.

Ukulele

Strings 1–3–1–4

How to play the C#add9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–3–1–4 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 4 · pinky

Other names for the C#add9 chord

Other names: C# added 9th

Music theory name: added ninth chord

Common name: C# add9 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#add9 chord

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

All variations

Open
1–3–1–4
Fret 4
6–5–4–6
Fret 8
8–8–9–8
Fret 10
10–13–11–11

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using C#add9

City In The City
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