C#madd9

C#madd9 is C#, E, G# and D#, a minor add nine. The shape this page opens on is written x4214x, lowest string first.

Also written C#m(add9), C#min(add9) or C#-add9. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 8 common shapes for C#madd9 on the guitar, and 22 derived voicings in 2 families.

In which keys. Every note of C#madd9 belongs to C# minor (the i), E major (the vi), Ab minor (the iv) and B major (the ii).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: x4214x, x42x44, x46640, x7664x, 97x890, 9-11-11-9-9-11, x-x-11-9-9-11, x-x-14-13-14-11.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. C#madd9 has xx1120, x6665x, x-x-11-9-9-11, 11-11-11-9-x-x, x-x-13-13-14-12, 0411xx, x4214x, xx2644.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. C#madd9 has x4x140, 0x112x, 4x264x, x6x654, 9x685x, x7x899, 11-x-11-9-9-x, 12-x-13-13-14-x.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.