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Guitar chord · Minor 9th

Cm9 chord (C Minor 9th)

Deep, atmospheric, melancholic jazz/R&B minor 9th voicing.

Notes CEbGBbD
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9
Shapes 1 on this page

Cm9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

5th String Root Minor 9th x 3 1 3 3 x

Interactive chord diagram

Cm9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Cm9

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Cm9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Cm9 chord?
Cm9 is C, Eb, G, Bb, D: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9 of C.
How do you play Cm9 on guitar?
5th String Root Minor 9th: x 3 1 3 3 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Cm9?
Scales on C that contain every note of Cm9: C Minor, C Dorian, C Ukrainian Dorian, C Bebop Dorian, C Bebop Harmonic Minor.

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