C7#9

Starts at fret 1

Open

1✕
2
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6✕

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C7#9Shape 1 of 4
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C7#9 chord at a glance

C 7th sharp 9 (C7#9) is built from the notes C – D# – E – G – A#. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

C7#9 shape 1, Fret 22134
Shape 1 · Fret 2x 3 2 3 4 x
C7#9 shape 2, Fret 331312
Shape 2 · Fret 3x 3 5 3 4 0
C7#9 shape 3, Fret 88131214
Shape 3 · Fret 88 10 8 9 8 11
C7#9 shape 4, Fret 992134
Shape 4 · Fret 9x x 10 9 11 11