Fm9
Fm9
F M9
Intermediate
Minor
Extended
Minor 9th chord - minor with the 9th
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F
RootAb
Minor 3rdC
Perfect 5thEb
Minor 7thG
Major 9thInterval Details
F
Root
Ab
Minor 3rd
C
Perfect 5th
Eb
Minor 7th
G
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
F - Ab - C - Eb - G
Bass: FInversion 1
Ab - C - Eb - G - F
Bass: AbInversion 2
C - Eb - G - F - Ab
Bass: CInversion 3
Eb - G - F - Ab - C
Bass: EbInversion 4
G - F - Ab - C - Eb
Bass: GCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Fm9 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Fm9
Fm13
Fm11
Simplified
F5
Fm
Fm7
Fsus2
Fmadd9
Alternate Symbols
Fm9
F-9
Tags
extended
minor
Piano
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4