F minor 9th (Fm9)
FRoot
A♭min 3
CPerf 5
E♭min 7
G9
Smooth and sophisticated. Minor 7 with added 9th. Essential in jazz for mellow, rich harmonic color.
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How to play it
Fm9/C
F minor 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C, the 5th
- Root
- F
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- FRoot
- A♭m3
- CP5
- E♭m7
- G9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 9th chord sounds the way it does
F+3 fretsA♭+4 fretsC+3 fretsE♭+4 fretsG
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
Fm9/C
F minor 9th, 1fr
- Bass
- C, the 5th
- Root
- F
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- FRoot
- A♭m3
- CP5
- E♭m7
- G9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04