C Major ninth

Quality

major

Aliases

maj9Δ9^9

Similar chords

C5 CM CMadd9 Cmaj7 Csus2

Images

Guitar voicing #0 of the C Major ninth chord

Which intervals and notes are in the major ninth chord?

Interval		semitones		Note
perfect unison		0		B
major third		4		C
perfect fifth		7		D
major seventh		11		E
major ninth		14		G

To which mode does major ninth belong?

I :: Major 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 Major ninth chord?

C Major C Beop C Beop major C Chromatic C Harmonic major C Ichikosucho C Lydian C Messiaen's mode sharp third