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Diagram for the C Minor Nine Piano Chord

Thanks for visiting List-of-Chords.com! Here's an interactive diagram for the Cm9 piano chord. There are many different ways to play the Cm9 piano chord. With this interactive chord chart, you can change some basic ways the chord can be played. Press either of the "rotate voicing" buttons to see different ways of voicing the Cm9 piano chord. Press either of the "jump octave" buttons to see the Cm9 piano chord in different octaves.
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The Notes in the C Minor Nine Piano Chord

C

The root of the chord is always the easiest to find because its name is in the name of the chord!

The root of a C Minor Nine chord is C

Eb

The minor third of a C Minor Nine chord is Eb. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.

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Finding Eb from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move up to Db
  • Step 2: move up to D
  • Step 3: Land on Eb

Bb

The minor seventh of a C Minor Nine chord is Bb. The minor seventh is down two half-steps from the Root.

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Finding Bb from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move down to B
  • Step 2: Land on Bb

D

The ninth of a C Minor Nine chord is D. The ninth is the same as a major second, only up an octave. You can either think of it as up two half-steps from the root, or in relationship to the third. If the chord has a major third, the 9th is down two half-steps. If the chord has a minor third, the 9th is the next piano note down from the minor third.

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Finding D from C step by step:

  • Start on: C
  • Step 1: move up to Db
  • Step 2: Land on D

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