CM♭9C Major Flat 9th
CRoot
Etone
Gtone
C♯tone
Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭2 · Notes C · E · G · C♯
How to play it
CM♭9 fingering positions
Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, 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).
Read it as tab
CM♭9 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.
Sound
How CM♭9 sounds
Consonance
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesC · E · G · C♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭2
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