C♯7♯9 chord on guitar

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

How to play C♯7♯9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e

x4345x

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 sharp 9

C♯7♯9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112D♯♯E♯G♯BC♯D♯♯BC♯D♯♯E♯G♯D♯♯E♯G♯BC♯G♯BC♯D♯♯E♯BC♯D♯♯E♯G♯BD♯♯E♯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 sharp 9 chords

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