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Cm9 Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth.

Guitar

Strings X–3–1–3–3–3

How to play the Cm9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–1–3–3–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · pinky
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · pinky

Other names for the Cm9 chord

Other names: C minor 9th, Cmin9, C-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: C minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Cm9 chord

Note Interval
C Root
Eb Minor 3rd
G Perfect 5th
Bb Minor 7th
D Major 9th

All variations

Open
X–3–1–3–3–3
Open
X–3–0–3–4–3
Fret 6
X–6–8–7–8–8
Fret 8
8–10–8–8–8–10
Open
X–3–1–3–3–X

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Cm9

25 Or 6 To 4
Chicago
I Feel The Earth Move
Carole King
Ríša snov
Miro Žbirka
Rock Your Body
Justin Timberlake