C9 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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C nine

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Standard Tuning

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X
2
3
4
5
6
2134
 
D
B♭
E
C
 

This is a C9 chord.

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X
7
8
9
10
11
1324
 
G
D
B♭
E
 

The root note is omitted from this voicing of C9.

 
 
 
 
 
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2
3
4
5
6
21333
G
D
B♭
E
C
 

This is a five string voicing for C9.

 
 
 
 
 
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14
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17
18
21333
G
D
B♭
E
C
 

This voicing for C9 is played in fourteenth position.

 
 
 
 
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X
10
11
12
13
14
1321
D
B♭
G
C
 
 

The third (E) is omitted from this voicing for C9.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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5
6
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G
D
B♭
E
C
G

Get your thumb ready for this voicing of C9/G!

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X
7
8
9
10
11
1324
 
G
D
B♭
E
 

This is a C9 chord played in first inversion. The root note is omitted from the chord.

 
 
 
 
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1
2
3
4
5
21333
G
D
B♭
E
 
G

This C9 chord is played in second inversion.

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7
8
9
10
11
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G
D
B♭
E
C

The root note of this C9 chord is located on the sixth string.

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7
8
9
10
11
1324
 
G
D
B♭
E
C

This an alternate fingering for the C9 chord with the sixth string root note.

 
 
 
 
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X
9
10
11
12
13
2143
D
B♭
E
C
 
 

The root note of this C9 chord is located on the fourth string.

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X
7
8
9
10
11
1324
 
G
D
B♭
E
 

This C9 chord is played in first inversion. This voicing is quite common in blues and jazz music.

 
 
 
 
 
 
2
3
4
5
6
1333
G
D
B♭
E
C
G

The thumb, index, and ring fingers are used to fret this C9/G chord.

 
 
 
 
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8
9
10
11
12
D
G
E
B♭
 
C

 
 
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5
6
7
8
9
B♭
E
 
G
D
C

 
 
 
 
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
B♭
E
C
G
D
C

 
 
 
 
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20
21
22
23
24
D
G
E
B♭
 
C

 
 
X
 
 
 
17
18
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20
21
B♭
E
 
G
D
C

 
 
 
 
 
 
17
18
19
20
21
B♭
E
C
G
D
C

 
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O
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
G
 
B♭
D
C
E

The C9 chord can also be known as C nine chord

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