Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Cm9C Minor 9th

CRoot

D♯tone

Gtone

A♯tone

Dtone

Formula 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2 · Notes C · D♯ · G · A♯ · D

How to play it

Cm9 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Minor 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 9 10) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C Minor 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 10 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

Cm9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Minor 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 9 10) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C Minor 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 10 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How Cm9 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

wistfullushintrospective

Genres

jazzr&bneo-soul

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G · A♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 2

Same notes asCm7(add9)

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