C major 9th (Cmaj9)
CRoot
EMaj 3
GPerf 5
BMaj 7
D9
Lush and dreamy. Major 7 with added 9th. Creates a sophisticated, airy sound in jazz and bossa nova.
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How to play it
Cmaj9
C major 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- EM3
- GP5
- BM7
- D9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a major 9th chord sounds the way it does
C+4 fretsE+3 fretsG+4 fretsB+3 fretsD
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Cmaj9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other maj9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Cmaj9
C major 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- EM3
- GP5
- BM7
- D9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Cmaj9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other maj9 chords
Same quality, every root