C minor 9th (Cm9)
CRoot
E♭min 3
GPerf 5
B♭min 7
D9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
Cm9
C minor 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- E♭m3
- GP5
- B♭m7
- D9
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
Cm9
C minor 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- E♭m3
- GP5
- B♭m7
- D9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04