C♯m9 chord on guitar

C♯m9 is the C♯ minor 9 chord. Its notes are C♯, E, G♯, B and D♯. It is the same chord as D♭m9. A minor seventh with a ninth. This compact grip omits the fifth.

How to play C♯m9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e

x4244x

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

What's in C♯m9

Formula
1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
Also written
C♯m9
Chord type
Minor 9

C♯m9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112EG♯BC♯D♯EBC♯D♯EG♯D♯EG♯BC♯G♯BC♯D♯EBC♯D♯EG♯BEG♯BC♯D♯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.

Related chords

Other C♯ chords

Other minor 9 chords

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