Ukulele chord · Ninths

C♯ dominant 9th chord on ukulele

1G♯4D♯2E♯3B

1312 · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓

6 ways to play C♯9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.

Spell as D♭9
Notes
C♯E♯G♯BD♯
Formula
135♭79
Built from
root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th

Ukulele

Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left

1G♯4D♯2E♯3B

How to play it · 1st fret

  1. 4th string (G): 1st fret, index finger (1) G♯
  2. 3rd string (C): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) D♯
  3. 2nd string (E): 1st fret, middle finger (2) E♯
  4. 1st string (A): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) B

Tablature

A|--2---|
E|--1---|
C|--3---|
G|--1---|

Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Every C♯9 note on the ukulele neck

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

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Tips for playing C♯9 on ukulele

On ukulele the usual C♯9 shape is 1312, using four fingers. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.

Notice the E♯ in C♯9 (C♯ E♯ G♯ B D♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (C–E–G–B–D), so the major 3rd has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.

C♯9 ukulele chord diagram (C♯ dominant 9th)
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