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Aliases: CΔ9C major 9th

Cmaj9 Chord

Below you can find chord diagrams, piano fingerings, guitar fingering, notes, intervals, scales, and arpeggios.

Audible Example

What does a Cmaj9 chord sound like?

Cmaj9 chord

Piano Fingering

How do you play a Cmaj9 chord on the piano?

C
D
E
G
B

Guitar Fingering

How do you play a Cmaj9 chord on the guitar?

E
B
G
D
A
E
C
E
B
G
D
C
G
B
E
C
G
D
B
D
E
B
C
G
C
E
B
D
C
G
D
E
B
G
D
E
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Notes

What notes are in a Cmaj9 chord?

C - E - G - B - D

Intervals

What intervals are in a Cmaj9 chord?

Root Note

Major 3rd

Perfect 5th

Major 7th

Major 9th

Scales

What scales does a Cmaj9 chord fit in?

C

C lydian

- C harmonic major

- C major

- C bebop

D

D dorian

- D mixolydian

- D bebop

E

E phrygian

F

F lydian

F#

F# locrian

G

G mixolydian

- G major

- G bebop

A

A dorian

B

B locrian

- B phrygian