Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3

CM9C Major 9th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
Btone
Dtone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes C · E · G · B · D

How to play it

CM9 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · 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 Major 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 9 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
C Major 9th guitar chord — 8th position (9 9 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · 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 Major 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 9 11) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
C Major 9th guitar tab — 8th position (9 9 8 11 9) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 3
Sound

How CM9 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
lushserenesophisticated
Genres
jazzr&bsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · B · D
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2
Same notes asCM7(add9)
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More ways to play C Major 9th

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CM9 in other tunings:

C / Drop CDouble COpen D

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