Root on A string
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C♯9 chord on guitar
C♯9 is the C♯ dominant 9 chord. Its notes are C♯, E♯, G♯, B and D♯. It is the same chord as D♭9. A dominant seventh with a ninth added. Try it in a blues turnaround.
How to play C♯9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in C♯9
- C♯1
- E♯3
- G♯5
- B♭7
- D♯9
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
- Also written
- C♯9
- Chord type
- Dominant 9
C♯9 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
C♯C♯mC♯7C♯maj7C♯m7C♯5C♯sus2C♯sus4C♯add9C♯6C♯m6C♯augC♯dimC♯dim7C♯m7♭5C♯9C♯maj9C♯m9C♯mmaj7C♯7♭5C♯7♯5C♯7♭9C♯7♯9
Other dominant 9 chords