C#m9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Minor Ninth)

How to play C#m9

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add E, G#, B and D# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

C#root

Eb3 · minor third

G#5 · perfect fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

D#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

C#root

Eb3 · minor third

G#5 · perfect fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

D#9 · ninth

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple. The formula is 1 b3 5 b7 9.

C#m9 on guitar C#m9 on ukulele

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#5power chord C#m6minor sixth C#maj9major ninth

minor ninth chords in every key

Cm9 C#m9 Dm9 D#m9 Em9 Fm9 F#m9 Gm9 G#m9 Am9 A#m9 Bm9

Questions

What notes are in the C#m9 chord?

C#m9 (C sharp minor ninth) is made of five notes: C# (root), E (minor third), G# (perfect fifth), B (minor seventh) and D# (ninth).

How do you play C#m9 on piano?

Play C#, E, G#, B and D# together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a minor ninth chord sound like?

The minor ninth extends a minor seventh with a ninth: lush and smooth, a neo-soul and jazz staple.