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Cmadd9 Ukulele Chord

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

Ukulele

Strings 5–3–3–5

How to play the Cmadd9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 5–3–3–5 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 5 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 5 · little finger

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

All Variations

Fret 3
5–3–3–5
Fret 5
8–7–8–5
Fret 6
7–7–8–6

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Cmadd9

Stay (I Missed You)
Lisa Loeb