MAJOR ADD NINTH Chord (M/9): 1-3-5-9
WHAT'S IT SOUND LIKE?--Some Easy Open Forms:
AM/9 CM/9 DM/9
x o o x o (o) x (o) o
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
EM/9 GM/9
o o x o o
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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- Most Common Uses
- I/9, IV/9
- Important Homonym Relationships
- M/9 =
- _ii_9sus4 (no 5th)
e.g.: C/9 = D9sus4 (no 5th)
[iii7+]
e.g.: C/9 = Em7+
IVM13 (no root,3rd)
e.g.: C/9 = FM13 (no root,3rd)
vi7/11 (no root)
e.g.: C/9 = Am7/11 (no root)
bVIIM6/9b5 (no root)
e.g.: C/9 = BbM6/9b5 (no root)
- M/9 (no root) =
- iii7 (no 5th)
e.g.: C/9 (no root) = Em7 (no 5th)
_v_6 (no 3rd)
e.g.: C/9 (no root) = GM6 or Gm6 (no 3rd)
_vi_7sus4 (no root)
e.g.: C/9 (no root) = A7sus4 (no root)
- M/9 (no 3rd) = sus2 (see there)
- M/9 (no 5th) =
- _ii_9 (3rd,5th)
e.g.: C/9 (no 5th) = D9 or Dm9 (3rd,5th)
III+7 (no 3rd)
e.g.: C/9 (no 5th) = E+7 (no 3rd)
vi7/11 (no root, b7th)
e.g.: C/9 (no 5th) = Am7/11 (no root, b7th)
- M/9 (no 9th) = M (see there)
- Further Notes
- A bright-sounding extension of the simple Major triad, the M/9 chord can be
thought of as lying somewhere between the "barer" three-tone
sus2 chord of pop/rock music and the lusher 5-tone
M9 chord of jazz. As indicated in the
homonym relationships, the 5th tone can be omitted without the M/9 losing its
independent status & distinctive sound.
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