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Cm9/B Piano Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C3 · Bb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Eb4 · D5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Cm9/B chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C3 and Bb3 with the left hand and Eb4 and D5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth G can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

Notation for Cm9/B chord

Other names: C minor 9th, C min9, C-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: C minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Cm9/B chord

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

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