Cm9 is the C minor ninth chord. It has 5 notes: C – E♭ – G – B♭ – D (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9).
A minor ninth adds the ninth to a minor seventh. It is lush and smooth, a staple of neo-soul, R&B and contemporary worship.
Cm9 chord on Guitar
x30343
8-10-8-8-8-10Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 3rd fret; D open; G 3rd fret; B 4th fret; high E 3rd fret.
Cm9 chord on Ukulele
5365Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 5th fret; C 3rd fret; E 6th fret; A 5th fret.
Cm9 chord on Piano
Play C, E♭, G, B♭ and D together with your right hand, and C (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the Cm9 chord
Cm9 appears in 12 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Ariana Grande – The Boy Is Mine Chords on Piano, Ukulele & Guitar
- Joji – Night Rider Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Arctic Monkeys – Body Paint Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak with Thundercat & Bootsy Collins – After Last Night Chords
- Adele – Promise This Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- edbl – The Way Things Were Piano & Ukulele Chords and Tab
- H.E.R. – Comfortable Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Sela – Thuis Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- James Blake – Mulholland Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Burt Bacharach – My Little Red Book Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Ragtime – Your Daddy’s Son Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
- Honne – Day 1 Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.
Related chords
Other C chords:
Chords in the key of E♭ major:
Cm9 chord: questions
What notes are in the Cm9 chord?
Cm9 (C minor ninth) is made of C, E♭, G, B♭ and D (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9).
How do you play Cm9 on guitar?
The most common shape is x30343 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Cm9 on ukulele?
Play 5365 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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