C9 chord on banjo
The C9 chord diagram on banjo, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in C9
E · Bb · C · D
The chord is built from 4 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
1 open string · 1 muted string
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | E |
| 3 | 3 | Bb |
| 2 | 1 | C |
| 1 | open | D |