C#madd9 Ukulele Chord

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

Ukulele

Strings 6–4–4–6

How to play the C#madd9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 6–4–4–6 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 6 · ring finger

3rd string (C) Fret 4 · index finger

2nd string (E) Fret 4 · index finger

1st string (A) Fret 6 · pinky

Other names for the C#madd9 chord

Other names: C# minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: C# minor add9 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#madd9 chord

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

All variations

Fret 4

6–4–4–6

Fret 6

9–8–9–6

Fret 7

8–8–9–7

Songs using C#madd9