Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

C♯9

C# dominant ninth

Left-handed

Open

E♭

A♭

C♯

× 4 1 1 0 14 fingers

E♭

C♯

× 4 1 4 0 14 fingers

✕✕

E♭

C♯

× 4 1 × 0 13 fingers

1st position

E♭

A♭

C♯

1 2 1 1 2 1barre · 3 fingers

E♭

A♭

C♯

× 2 1 1 2 1barre · 3 fingers

E♭

C♯

× 4 1 4 2 1barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

✕✕

3fr

C♯

E♭

× 4 3 4 4 ×4 fingers

3fr

A♭

E♭

C♯

× 6 3 6 0 44 fingers

3fr

A♭

E♭

C♯

4 6 3 6 0 ×4 fingers

6th position

6fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

9 6 6 6 6 7barre · 3 fingers

6fr

E♭

A♭

E♭

C♯

9 6 6 8 6 7barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

7 6 6 6 6 7barre · 3 fingers

7th position

7fr

E♭

C♯

9 8 × 8 0 74 fingers

7fr

E♭

C♯

7 8 × 8 0 94 fingers

8th position

8fr

E♭

C♯

A♭

9 8 9 8 9 ×barre · 4 fingers

8fr

E♭

A♭

C♯

× 8 9 8 9 9barre · 4 fingers

8fr

E♭

C♯

9 8 9 8 × 9barre · 4 fingers

9th position

9fr

C♯

A♭

E♭

9 11 9 10 9 11barre · 4 fingers

9fr

C♯

A♭

E♭

9 × 9 10 9 11barre · 3 fingers

9fr

A♭

C♯

E♭

A♭

11 11 9 10 9 9barre · 4 fingers

10th position

✕✕

10fr

C♯

E♭

× × 11 10 12 114 fingers

✕✕

10fr

C♯

E♭

× × 11 10 0 113 fingers

10fr

A♭

C♯

E♭

× 11 11 10 0 114 fingers

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