Cm(add9) 8-string bass chord

How to play Cm(add9) on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the C string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the F string at the 2nd fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 3 1 0 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Cm(add9)?

Cm(add9), C minor added ninth, is C, E♭, G and D: the root (C), the minor third (E♭), the perfect fifth (G) and the ninth (D). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 9.