C♯7♭9 chord on guitar

C♯7♭9 is the C♯ dominant 7 flat 9 chord. Its notes are C♯, E♯, G♯, B and D. It is the same chord as D♭7♭9. A compact four-finger grip without the fifth. Try it as V in a minor key.

How to play C♯7♭9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e

x4343x

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

What's in C♯7♭9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9
Also written
C♯7♭9
Chord type
Dominant 7 flat 9

C♯7♭9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112E♯G♯BC♯DBC♯DE♯G♯DE♯G♯BC♯DG♯BC♯DE♯BC♯DE♯G♯BE♯G♯BC♯D

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 7 flat 9 chords

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