Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

C♯mM9C♯ Minor major 9th

DRoot
Ftone
Atone
C♯tone
Etone

Formula ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3  ·  Notes D · F · A · C♯ · E

How to play it

C♯mM9 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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♯ Minor major 9th guitar chord — 9th position (10 9 10 12 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Read it as tab

C♯mM9 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♯ Minor major 9th guitar tab — 9th position (10 9 10 12 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1
Sound

How C♯mM9 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
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Character

Moods & genres

Moods
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Genres
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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F · A · C♯ · E
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 1 · ♭3
Same notes asC♯mM7(add9)
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