Cadd9/C# Guitar Chord

The C over C# is a dominant chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Dominant
Cadd9/C# diagram
Root Note C
Name C over C#
Intervals 1P-3M-5P-9M
Relative Minor Am
Notes C#, C, E, G, D
Aliases CMadd9, C2, Cadd9, Cadd2

Common Progressions Popular patterns using C

I-V-vi-IV

C → G → Am → F

vi-IV-I-V

Am → F → C → G

Diatonic Family (Triads)

C Dm Em F G Am Bdim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Major Pentatonic Major Major Blues Bebop Lydian Mixolydian Flat Six Pentatonic Mixolydian B6 Lydian Dominant Lydian Minor Harmonic Major Bebop Minor Bebop Major Ichikosucho Composite Blues

* 15 scales found containing the notes C#, C, E, G, D.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 61, 60, 64, 67, 62
Frequencies (Hz)

277.1826309768721, 261.6255653005986, 329.6275569128699, 391.99543598174927, 293.6647679174076