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Cmadd9 Piano Chord

A minor chord with an added ninth but no seventh. An emotive, "cinematic" sound. Found in progressive rock, soundtracks and modern pop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C3 · G3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Eb4 · D5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Cmadd9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C3 and G3 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).

Notation for Cmadd9 chord

Other names: C minor added 9th

Music theory name: minor added ninth chord

Common name: C minor add9 chord

Intervals and tones in Cmadd9 chord

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

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Cmadd9

Stay (I Missed You)
Lisa Loeb