Sixths & added
C♯ minor added 9th chord
Minor with a wistful, shimmering 9th on top.
- Notes
- C♯EG♯D♯
- Formula
- 1♭359
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 9th
How to play C♯m(add9)
About the C♯ minor added 9th chord
Playing it
On guitar, C♯m(add9) has an open-position shape, x41120, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
On piano, C♯m(add9) has three black keys (C♯, G♯ and D♯) and one white key. In root position it spans more than an octave, so many pianists play the root with the left hand and the rest with the right.
On ukulele the usual C♯m(add9) shape is 1304, using three fingers.
