Cm9
Cm9
C M9
Intermediate
Minor
Extended
Minor 9th chord - minor with the 9th
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C
RootEb
Minor 3rdG
Perfect 5thBb
Minor 7thD
Major 9thInterval Details
C
Root
Eb
Minor 3rd
G
Perfect 5th
Bb
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 - Eb - G - Bb - D
Bass: CInversion 1
Eb - G - Bb - D - C
Bass: EbInversion 2
G - Bb - D - C - Eb
Bass: GInversion 3
Bb - D - C - Eb - G
Bass: BbInversion 4
D - C - Eb - G - Bb
Bass: DCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Cm9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Cm9
Cm13
Cm11
Simplified
C5
Cm
Cm7
Csus2
Cmadd9
Alternate Symbols
Cm9
C-9
Tags
extended
minor
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4