C Dominant ninth

Quality

major

Aliases

9

Similar chords

C5 C7 C7no5 C9no5 CM CMadd9 Cm Cmadd9 Csus2

Images

Guitar voicing #0 of the C Dominant ninth chord

Which intervals and notes are in the dominant ninth chord?

Interval		semitones		Note
perfect unison		0		C
major third		4		D
perfect fifth		7		E
minor seventh		10		G
major ninth		14		B

To which mode does dominant ninth belong?

V :: Mixolydian on Major

	Degree	Triad	Seventh	Extended	Scale
	I	M	maj7	maj13 maj9	Major
	II	m	m7	m9 m11 m13 m69	Dorian
	III	m	m7	m	Phrygian
	IV	M	maj7	M1311 maj911	Lydian
	V	M	7	13 9 7no5	Mixolydian
	VI	m	m7	m9 m11 madd9	Minor
	VII		m75		Locrian

These modes come from a defined series of intervals! Checkout our blogpost about the major modes!

Which scales can you play on the C Dominant ninth chord?

C Beop C Beop minor C Chromatic C Composite lues C Lydian dominant C Lydian minor C Messiaen's mode sharp third C Mixolydian C Mixolydian flat sixth