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C#mmaj9 Piano Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C#3 · C4 fingers 5–1
Right hand E4 · Eb5 fingers 1–5

How to play the C#mmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C#3 and C4 with the left hand and E4 and Eb5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth Ab can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for C#mmaj9 chord

Other names: C# minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: C# minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in C#mmaj9 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
E Minor 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
C Major 7th
Eb Major 9th

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