C9 Guitar Chord (C Dominant Ninth)
Welcome to our tutorial on the C 9 chord, a rich and complex chord that belongs to the family of Dominant Chords. This chord is composed of the notes C, E, G, Bb, and D, and is built using the intervals 1 (Root), 3 (Major Third), 5 (Perfect Fifth), b7 (Minor Seventh), and 9 (Major Ninth).
Understanding the composition of this chord is crucial, and to help you with this, we recommend our detailed tutorial about guitar chords which provides a comprehensive overview of all types of guitar chords, as well as our specific tutorial about dominant (7) guitar chords.
Learning how to play the C 9 chord involves understanding fretboard patterns and how the tones that compose the chord are laid out on the fretboard. To help you visualize this, we offer a tutorial that teaches how to build chords by stacking intervals, and a tutorial about fretboard intervals.
Once you've mastered the C 9 chord, you'll be able to incorporate it into a variety of musical genres, including jazz, blues, and rock. For more advanced learning, check out our tutorial about more advanced chords and our tutorial about jazz chord progressions, which often use the maj7, m7, and 7 chord types.
Remember, practice makes perfect, so take your time learning this chord and soon you'll be able to play it with ease. Happy strumming!
C 9 chord Notes:
CEGBbD
Tones in the Dominant Ninth chord:
Interactive Fretboard
See how to play the C9 across the whole fretboard:
C Dominant Ninth Guitar Chord Voicings
Chord boxes are sorted from the easiest to the hardest. Learn how to read chord diagrams.
If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
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Position 2
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Position 5
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Position 9
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You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download
the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C 9 | D 9 | E 9 | F 9 | G 9 | A 9 | B 9 | C#9 | D#9 | F#9 | G#9 | A#9 | Ab9 | Bb9 | Db9 | Eb9 | Gb9
Create your C 9 chord shapes
This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.