C# 9#5 Chord on Classical Guitar

Play C# 9#5 on Classical Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The C# 9#5 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes C#, D#, F, A, B. This page shows how to play C# 9#5 on Classical Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 9 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. The B string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. C# falls on the E string. It sounds from C#3 up to D#5.

It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck than a steel-string guitar, which is why it is played fingerstyle rather than with a pick.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.