C9
C dominant ninth
Notes
C – E – G – B♭ – D
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9
A dominant seventh chord with a major ninth on top.
To build C9, start on C and stack the intervals 3, 5, ♭7, 9 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–3–2–3–3–3Open in Explorer
Fret 3
Fret 3
Fret 3
Fret 2
Fret 3
✕Muted
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x–3–0–3–5–3Open in Explorer
Fret 3
Fret 5
Fret 3
OOpen
Fret 3
✕Muted
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8–5–0–0–5–6Open in Explorer
Fret 6
Fret 5
OOpen
OOpen
Fret 5
Fret 8
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