C#m9
C#m9
C# M9
Intermediate
Minor
Extended
Minor 9th chord - minor with the 9th
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C#
RootE
Minor 3rdG#
Perfect 5thB
Minor 7thD#
Major 9thInterval Details
C#
Root
E
Minor 3rd
G#
Perfect 5th
B
Minor 7th
D#
Major 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m - 9M
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C# - E - G# - B - D#
Bass: C#Inversion 1
E - G# - B - D# - C#
Bass: EInversion 2
G# - B - D# - C# - E
Bass: G#Inversion 3
B - D# - C# - E - G#
Bass: BInversion 4
D# - C# - E - G# - B
Bass: D#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C#m9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C#m9
C#m13
C#m11
Simplified
C#5
C#m
C#m7
C#sus2
C#madd9
Alternate Symbols
C#m9
C#-9
Tags
extended
minor
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4