šµ A smooth, rich minor chord with added depth (root, b3, 5, b7, 9). The 9th softens the minor 7th feel and adds a gentle color. Use it in jazz, R&B, and ballads as a ii, iii, vi, or i chord when you want a reflective, gentle, or sophisticatedly sad sound.
Also abbreviated as: m9
-9
With all 5 notes and C
as bass, it is also: C-9
Cm9
Contains intervals: 1P
3m
5P
7m
9M
Popular songs which use this chord type: Autumn Leaves, So What (Miles Davis), Georgy Porgy (Toto)