C9 - C Dominant 9 Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 3203

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The C Dominant 9 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 3203 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a ninth chord with a difficulty rating of Easy.

Other chords in the C chord family:

C9 C C7 Cm Cm7 Cdim Caug C6 Cmaj7

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about C9

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Easy

Often played with

To play the C9 (also known as C Dominant 9) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 3 of the G-string (4th string).
Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 2 of the C-string (3rd string).
Let the E-string (2nd string) ring open.
Place your Ring finger (finger 3) on the fret 3 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 3203, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

A C Dominant 9 is a ninth chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: A#, D, E, C.

Explore more chords in the C family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: