Cm9 guitar chord
C minor 9. Notes: C E♭ G B♭ D.01
BeginnerEasy shape
A-shape · fret 3 · Full & movable
Root on the 5th string at fret 3. Place your first finger on fret 1 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E muted: don’t play it
- A fret 3, finger 2 (C)
- D fret 1, finger 1 (E♭)
- G fret 3, finger 3 (B♭)
- B fret 3, finger 4 (D)
- High E muted: don’t play it
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IntermediateHarder shape
E-shape · fret 8 · Full & movable
Root on the 6th string at fret 8. Set your first finger across fret 8 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 8, finger 1 (C)
- A fret 10, finger 3 (G)
- D fret 8, finger 1 (B♭)
- G fret 8, finger 1 (E♭)
- B fret 8, finger 1 (G)
- High E fret 10, finger 4 (D)
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