Standard
C minor ninth · Frets 1–3
Cm9 guitar chord
What it is
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Standard
C half-diminished ninth · Frets 6–8
Standard
C major ninth · Open position
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C major ninth sharp eleven · Frets 2–4
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How to play Cm9 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring 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 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your little 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 3 3 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Cm9?
Cm9, C minor ninth, is C, E♭, G, B♭ and D: the root (C), the minor third (E♭), the perfect fifth (G), the minor seventh (B♭) and the ninth (D). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9.
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