Root on A string
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C9 chord on guitar
C9 is the C dominant 9 chord. Its notes are C, E, G, B♭ and D. A dominant seventh with a ninth added. Try it in a blues turnaround.
How to play C9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in C9
- C1
- E3
- G5
- B♭♭7
- D9
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
- Also written
- C9
- Chord type
- Dominant 9
C9 notes across the neck
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.
Related chords
Other C chords
Other dominant 9 chords