Root on A string
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Cm9 chord on guitar
Cm9 is the C minor 9 chord. Its notes are C, E♭, G, B♭ and D. A minor seventh with a ninth. This compact grip omits the fifth.
How to play Cm9
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in Cm9
- C1
- E♭♭3
- G5
- B♭♭7
- D9
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9
- Also written
- Cm9
- Chord type
- Minor 9
Cm9 notes across the neck
Every C, E♭, G, B♭ and D on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, C. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other C chords
Other minor 9 chords