Minor

Minor six-nine chords

Cm6 with added 9th: C-Eb-G-A-D. Formula: 1-b3-5-6-9. Lush minor color.

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.

  • Cm6/9
  • Dbm6/9
  • Dm6/9
  • Ebm6/9
  • Em6/9
  • Fm6/9
  • F#m6/9
  • Gm6/9
  • Abm6/9
  • Am6/9
  • Bbm6/9
  • Bm6/9

Voicings

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

Rootless (b3-5-6-9)

Eb · G · A · D

advanced

Brad Mehldau lyrical minor

Contemporary Spread

D · Eb · A · C

advanced

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

Full Stack

C · Eb · G · A · D

expert

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

Rootless Quartal Spread (b3-6-9-5)

Eb · A · D · G

advanced

Rootless m6/9 in 4ths — bright dorian color, no root

Mulgrew Spread (1-5-9-b3-6)

C · G · D · Eb · A

advanced

Two-hand m6/9 spread — Mulgrew Miller dorian warmth

Where it turns up

Brad Mehldau / Shai Maestro contemporary minor tonic. Common as final i in minor key tunes.

Commonly swapped with

  • Cm9
  • Cm6
  • Fmaj9