Standard
C minor major ninth · Frets 1–4
Cm(maj9) guitar chord
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How to play Cm(maj9) on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the G string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 1 4 3 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Cm(maj9)?
Cm(maj9), C minor major ninth, is C, E♭, G, B and D: the root (C), the minor third (E♭), the perfect fifth (G), the major seventh (B) and the ninth (D). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7 9.
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