Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

CmM9C Minor major 9th

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D♯tone

Gtone

Btone

Dtone

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

How to play it

CmM9 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 major 9th guitar chord — 10th position (10 12 12 12 13) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

C Minor major 9th guitar chord — 10th position (10 12 12 13 12) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

CmM9 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 major 9th guitar tab — 10th position (10 12 12 12 13) in Open G (gDGBD)

C Minor major 9th guitar tab — 10th position (10 12 12 13 12) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How CmM9 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · D♯ · G · B · D

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

Same notes asCmM7(add9)

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