12 drop 2 voicings of C#m9 — C#, E, G#, B and D#, on 3 string sets, in 4 inversions.
What a drop 2 is. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings.
| Shape | String set | Inversion | Position | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x4244x | strings 5–4–3–2 | Root position — C# in the bass, the root | around fret 2 | easy |
| 9798xx | strings 6–5–4–3 | Root position — C# in the bass, the root | around fret 7 | easy |
| 0414xx | strings 6–5–4–3 | 1st inversion — E in the bass, the 3rd | open position | moderate |
| xx1420 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 9th in bass — D# in the bass, the 9th | open position | moderate |
| x6965x | strings 5–4–3–2 | 9th in bass — D# in the bass, the 9th | around fret 5 | moderate |
| xx9859 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 3rd inversion — B in the bass, the 7th | around fret 5 | moderate |
| x-x-11-9-12-11 | strings 4–3–2–1 | Root position — C# in the bass, the root | around fret 9 | moderate |
| xx2647 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 1st inversion — E in the bass, the 3rd | around fret 2 | stretch |
| 7626xx | strings 6–5–4–3 | 3rd inversion — B in the bass, the 7th | around fret 2 | stretch |
| x-7-11-8-12-x | strings 5–4–3–2 | 1st inversion — E in the bass, the 3rd | around fret 7 | stretch |
| 11-14-11-9-x-x | strings 6–5–4–3 | 9th in bass — D# in the bass, the 9th | around fret 9 | stretch |
| x-14-13-9-14-x | strings 5–4–3–2 | 3rd inversion — B in the bass, the 7th | around fret 9 | stretch |
Shapes are written lowest string first, so x is a string you do not play. To hear these, play them, or see them against the chord’s other shapes, open the C#m9 chord page.
Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.