C#m9 Piano Chord

C#m9

C# Minor 9th

9th

D#

Min 3rd

E

Min 7th

B

Root

C#

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

C#

E

B

D#

The Notes in a C# Minor 9th Chord

The 9th

Finding D# from C# step by step:

Start on: C#
Step 1: move up to D
Step 2: Land on D#

9th

D#

Root

C#

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D is a minor second above C#.
D# is a major 2nd above C#.

The Min 3rd

Finding E from C# step by step:

Start on: C#
Step 1: move up to D
Step 2: move up to D#
Step 3: Land on E

Min 3rd

E

Root

C#

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2

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D is a minor second above C#.
D# is a major 2nd above C#.
E is a minor third above C#.

The Min 7th

Finding B from C# step by step:

Start on: C#
Step 1: move down to B#
Step 2: Land on B

Min 7th

B

Root

C#

1

PLAY

B# is a minor second below C#.
B is a major 2nd below C#. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note B is down 2 half-steps from C#, but up 10 half-steps from C#:

Min 7th

B

Root

C#

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9

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