C7♯9 chord on guitar

C7♯9 is the C dominant 7 sharp 9 chord. Its notes are C, E, G, B♭ and D♯. A familiar blues-rock altered dominant. The fifth is omitted.

How to play C7♯9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e

x3234x

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in C7♯9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♯9
Also written
C7♯9
Chord type
Dominant 7 sharp 9

C7♯9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112EGB♭CD♯EB♭CD♯EGD♯EGB♭CGB♭CD♯EGCD♯EGB♭EGB♭CD♯E

Every C, E, G, B♭ and D♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, C. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

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