Minor Ninth
m9
intervalAt a Glance
- Formula:
- 9 minor
- Notes:
- C, C#
Piano
Fretboard
A compound interval - larger than an octave. Shown here within a single octave, same as its simple equivalent.
What It Is
An octave plus a minor second (13 half steps) - the note a half step above the octave.
How It Functions
A tense compound interval; defines the flat-9 alteration in altered dominant chords like a Dominant 7b9.
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