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Cmmaj9 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 C3 · B3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Eb4 · D5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Cmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C3 and B3 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 Cmmaj9 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 Cmmaj9 chord

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

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