C#9 Guitar Chord

How to play C#9: a dominant 9th built on C#, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.

Chord Diagrams

X
A common voicing
X
Voicing 2

The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

C#9 and Db9 are the same pitches spelled two ways, so the fingerings are identical. See Db9 for the other spelling.

More Voicings of C#9

The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to C#. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.

XX
Fret 3
6X
Fret 6
8XX
Fret 8
8XX
Fret 8

Notes & Intervals in C#9

NoteC#E#G#BD#
IntervalR35b79

C#9 is a dominant 9th with C# as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C#, E#, G#, B, D#. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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