C9 Guitar Chord
C ninth for guitar
C9 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 11 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C E G Bb D (R 3 5 m7 9).
Guitar chord name
C9 (C ninth)
C9 (C ninth)
Guitar sound
Alternate tunings
Related Chords
C9\G ;
C9\G ;
Chord Categories
is 7 (dom7) with added 9th 9th chord ;
is 7 (dom7) with added 9th 9th chord ;
Chord Construction
R = C
C + major interval = E (scale degree = 3rd)
E + minor interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
G + minor interval = Bb (scale degree = minor 7th)
Bb + major interval = D (scale degree = 9th)
R = C
C + major interval = E (scale degree = 3rd)
E + minor interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
G + minor interval = Bb (scale degree = minor 7th)
Bb + major interval = D (scale degree = 9th)
Simplified notation: x 3 2 3 3 3
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Simplified notation: x x 10 9 11 10
Difficulty level: Advanced
Simplified notation: 8 x 8 7 5 x
Difficulty level: Professional
Simplified notation: 8 10 8 9 8 10
Difficulty level: Professional
Simplified notation: 8 7 8 7 8 8
Simplified notation: 8 5 5 5 5 6
Simplified notation: 8 5 5 7 5 6
Simplified notation: x 3 5 3 3 0
Simplified notation: x 3 0 3 5 3
Simplified notation: 8 5 5 9 5 6
Simplified notation: 8 x 12 12 11 12
Scales Related to this chord
F major F melodic minor G melodic minor F ionian D natural minor G dorian A phrygian A#/Bb lydian C mixolydian D aeolian E locrian G#/Ab leading whole tone C overtone A#/Bb overtone E altered F#/Gb altered F#/Gb enigmatic C#/Db dorian b2 B dorian b2 G#/Ab augmented lydianTweak chord notes
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References related to this chord
Ninth Chords on WikipediaMajor Seventh Chords on Wikipedia