Guitar chord · Ninths
C minor 9th chord on guitar
x3034x · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Cm9 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Silky minor sound heard all over neo-soul and jazz.
- Notes
- CE♭GB♭D
- Formula
- 1♭35♭79
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, index finger (1) C
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) B♭
- 2nd string (B): 4th fret, ring finger (3) E♭
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--4---| G|--3---| D|--0---| A|--3---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Cm9 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Cm9 on guitar
On guitar, Cm9 has an open-position shape, x3034x, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E and high E strings.
