Minor

Minor-major ninth chords

CmMaj7 with added 9th: C-Eb-G-B-D. Formula: 1-b3-5-7-9. Lush melodic minor.

In every key

The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.

  • CmMaj9
  • DbmMaj9
  • DmMaj9
  • EbmMaj9
  • EmMaj9
  • FmMaj9
  • F#mMaj9
  • GmMaj9
  • AbmMaj9
  • AmMaj9
  • BbmMaj9
  • BmMaj9

Voicings

Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.

Rootless (b3-5-7-9)

Eb · G · B · D

advanced

Cluster Top

D · Eb · G · B

expert

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

Full Voicing

C · Eb · G · B · D

expert

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

Where it turns up

Modern minor tonic. Brad Mehldau, Shai Maestro use for contemporary minor cadences.

Commonly swapped with

  • CmMaj7
  • Cm9
  • Cm6/9