C minor ninth piano chord - Cm9

The C minor ninth chord is a 5-note chord consisting of the notes C, Eb, G, Bb and D.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as Cm9.

Interactive piano diagram for the C minor ninth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the C minor ninth chord with the notes B#CGD#EbA#BbD

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of Cm9. The chords include more notes but always C, Eb, G, Bb and D.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of Cm9. These contain less notes but all of them are included in Cm9.

Scales with Cm9

Below you find all scales that include Cm9:

  • minor
  • dorian
  • dorian #4
  • bebop minor
  • minor bebop
  • composite blues
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

C minor ninth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the Cm9 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the C minor ninth chord (Cm9). The notes C, Eb, G, Bb and D are highlighted.