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Cm9/Bb 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. This is a slash chord — the bass note is Bb instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings 6–3–5–3–3–3

How to play the Cm9/Bb chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 6–3–5–3–3–3 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) Fret 6 · pinky
5th string (A) Fret 3 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · index finger

Other names for the Cm9/Bb 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/Bb chord

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

All variations

Fret 3
6–3–5–3–3–3
Fret 3
6–3–5–5–3–3
Fret 10
X–13–10–12–11–10
Fret 3
6–3–5–3–3–X

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys