C♯ minor 9th (C♯m9)
C♯Root
Emin 3
G♯Perf 5
Bmin 7
D♯9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
C♯m9
C♯ minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- C♯Root
- Em3
- G♯P5
- Bm7
- D♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
C♯+3 fretsE+4 fretsG♯+3 fretsB+4 fretsD♯
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
C♯m9
C♯ minor 9th, Open
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- C♯Root
- Em3
- G♯P5
- Bm7
- D♯9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04