Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C9C Dominant 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2  ·  Notes C · E · G · A♯ · D

How to play it

C9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 9 11) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
C Dominant 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

C9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 9 11) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
C Dominant 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 11 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3
Sound

How C9 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
funkysmoothconfident
Genres
funkbluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2
Same notes asC7(add9)
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More ways to play C Dominant 9th

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C9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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