C#m9 Piano Chord
A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop.
Recommended voicing
Left hand
C#3 · B3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
E4 · D#5
fingers 1–5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
E3 · G#3 · B3 · D#4
fingers 5–3–2–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the C#m9 chord
Other names: C# minor 9th, C#min9, C#-9
Music theory name: minor ninth chord
Common name: C# minor ninth chord
Notes and intervals in the C#m9 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| C# | Root |
| E | Minor 3rd |
| G# | Perfect 5th |
| B | Minor 7th |
| D# | Major 9th |