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Cm9 Guitar Chord

Cm9 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 5 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C Eb G Bb D (R m3 5 m7 9).

Cm9 Chord

Full name: C minor ninth
AKA: Cminor9 Cmin9 Cm7/9 Cm7(add9) C-7/9 C-7(add9) Cmin7/9 Cmin7(add9)
Guitar sound:

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Cm9 Guitar Chord Charts

Simplified notation: x 3 1 3 3 x Difficulty level: Intermediate
Cm9 for guitar on frets x, 3, 1, 3, 3, x

Simplified notation: 8 10 8 8 8 10
Cm9 for guitar on frets 8, 10, 8, 8, 8, 10

Simplified notation: 8 6 x 7 8 6
Cm9 for guitar on frets 8, 6, x, 7, 8, 6

Simplified notation: x 3 5 3 4 3
Cm9 for guitar on frets x, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3

Simplified notation: 8 5 5 8 x 6
Cm9 for guitar on frets 8, 5, 5, 8, x, 6

Cm9 Inversions on guitar

$Cm9\Eb guitar chord$

$Cm9\G guitar chord$

$Cm9\Bb guitar chord$

$Cm9\D guitar chord$

Cm9 chord charts for left handed guitar

Cm9 Chord Structure

Notes: C Eb G Bb D
Interval structure: R m3 5 m7 9

Chord construction:
R = C
C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd)
Eb + major interval = G (scale degree = 5th)
G + minor interval = Bb (scale degree = minor 7th)
Bb + major interval = D (scale degree = 9th)

Cm9\D# ; Cm9\Eb ;

Cm9 on other instruments

Cm9 piano

Cm9 guitar
Cm9 Guitar chord chart

Cm9 ukulele
Cm9 ukulele chord

Cm9 mandolin
Cm9 mandolin chord

Cm9 banjo

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Scales Related to Cm9

Scales that include all of the notes of Cm9.
D#/Eb major A#/Bb major D#/Eb ionian A#/Bb ionian G harmonic minor C natural minor G natural minor C dorian F dorian D phrygian G phrygian D#/Eb lydian G#/Ab lydian F mixolydian A#/Bb mixolydian C aeolian G aeolian D locrian A locrian F#/Gb altered bb7

Cm9 chord staff

Cm9 summary table

Guitar chord name	Cm9 (C minor ninth)
Guitar sound
Notes and structure	C Eb G Bb D (R m3 5 m7 9)
Alternate tunings
Related Chords	Cm9\D# ; Cm9\Eb ;
Chord Categories	minor seventh with added 9th. Most of the time the 5th is left out (3rd note) 9th chord
Other Notations	Cminor9 Cmin9 Cm7/9 Cm7(add9) C-7/9 C-7(add9) Cmin7/9 Cmin7(add9)
Chord Construction	R = C C + minor interval = Eb (scale degree = minor 3rd) Eb + major interval = G (scale degree = 5th) G + minor interval = Bb (scale degree = minor 7th) Bb + major interval = D (scale degree = 9th)
Cm9 on other instruments	Cm9 piano Cm9 guitar Cm9 ukulele Cm9 mandolin Cm9 banjo

Tweak notes of Cm9

References related to this chord

minor seventh with added 9th. Most of the time the 5th is left out (3rd note) 9th chord

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