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C♯ Add 9 Chord (C♯add9)

Notes: C♯, E♯, G♯, D♯. Tap any diagram to hear it.

C♯add9
Notes
C♯E♯G♯D♯
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 9

C♯add9 on guitar

Fret 1 · most common
x-4-1-1-2-1
Fret 6
9-6-6-6-6-9
Fret 9
x-x-11-10-9-11

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

C♯add9 on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
1-3-1-4
Fret 4
6-5-4-6
Fret 8
8-8-9-8

C♯add9 on piano

Other C♯ chords

C♯C♯mC♯7C♯maj7C♯m7C♯sus2C♯sus4C♯dimC♯augC♯6C♯m6C♯9C♯7sus4C♯m7♭5C♯dim7

Add 9 chords in other keys

Cadd9Dadd9E♭add9Eadd9Fadd9F♯add9Gadd9A♭add9Aadd9B♭add9Badd9

About the C♯ Add 9 chord

Add9 chords put the ninth on top of a plain major chord, without the seventh, for a bright, shimmering sound loved in pop and rock. C♯add9 is built from the root (C♯), major third (E♯), perfect fifth (G♯), major ninth (D♯).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the C♯ Add 9 chord?

The C♯add9 chord is made of C♯, E♯, G♯, D♯: the root, major third, perfect fifth, major ninth.

How do you play C♯add9 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-4-1-1-2-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 1.

How do you play C♯add9 on piano?

Press C♯, E♯, G♯, D♯ together. In root position the lowest note is C♯.