C♯ added 9th (C♯add9)
C♯Root
E♯Maj 3
G♯Perf 5
D♯9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
C♯add9
C♯ added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- C♯Root
- E♯M3
- G♯P5
- D♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
C♯+4 fretsE♯+3 fretsG♯+7 fretsD♯
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
C♯add9
C♯ added 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · 1st fret
- C♯Root
- E♯M3
- G♯P5
- D♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root