Accessible Page: C# Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Added Guitar Chord Charts & Variations

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Chord Shapes

There are 3 positions for this chord:

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D and B strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the G string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 8 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the low E string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the low E, D and B strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the high E string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

C# 7(b9) Description

Welcome to our tutorial on the C# 7(b9) chord! This chord is part of the Dominant Chords family, and it's composed of the notes C#, E#, G#, B, and D. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, 5, b7, and b9, which in complete terms are the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Minor Ninth.

The C# 7(b9) chord is a more complex chord, often found in jazz music. If you're new to these types of chords, you might want to check out our intermediate guitar chord tutorial first.

Understanding the fretboard intervals is crucial to mastering this chord. If you need a refresher on this topic, we have a comprehensive tutorial about fretboard intervals that can help you. This will also aid you in understanding how to denote chords depending on the intervals that compose it, a topic we cover in our chords notation tutorial.

Learning how to play the C# 7(b9) chord involves understanding how to build chords by stacking intervals. Our guitar music theory tutorial is a great resource for this.

Once you have mastered the C# 7(b9) chord, you can use it in various chord progressions. Jazz musicians often use this chord, and you can learn more about this in our jazz chord progression tutorial.

Finally, if you're interested in exploring more chords in the Dominant family, our dominant guitar chords tutorial is a great resource. Happy learning!

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