How do you play the C# 5(add9) chord?

To play the C# 5(add9) chord on piano, press the following keys simultaneously: C# (Perfect unison), G# (Perfect fifth) and D# (Major ninth). Find these notes on the piano keyboard and press them all at the same time to sound the C# 5(add9) chord.

What notes are in the C# 5(add9) chord?

The C# 5(add9) chord consists of 3 notes: C#, G# and D#. These notes together form the C# 5(add9) chord.

What intervals make up the C# 5(add9) chord?

The C# 5(add9) chord contains the following intervals from its root note (C#): C# (Perfect unison), G# (Perfect fifth) and D# (Major ninth).

C# 5(add9)

The C# 5(add9) chord consists of the C# (Perfect unison), G# (Perfect fifth) and D# (Major ninth) notes.

How to play the C# 5(add9) chord

Find C# (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add G# (Perfect fifth) — 7 semitones above C#
Add D# (Major ninth) — 14 semitones above C#
Press all 3 notes simultaneously to sound the C# 5(add9) chord

Inversions with same root

C# sus2

Related chords with different root

D# 11(sus4)
G# sus4

Related slash chords

G# 5/C#