How to Play Piano Chord: F minor-major 9 — root | PianoKitty

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Fm(maj9)

root position

F minor-major 9

root position

Notes

F, A♭, C, E, G

Parent major scale: F

The notes of the F major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	F	root
2	G	second
3	A	third
4	A♯	fourth
5	C	fifth
6	D	sixth
7	E	seventh
8	F	octave
9	G	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

minor-major 9 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9

root	F
flat third	A♭
fifth	C
seventh	E
ninth	G

Similar chords

F minor-major 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
F major 9 with raised third
F minor 9 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

F minor + F (notes overlap)

Play it as two chords

C major F · E

C–E–G = 5, 7, 9 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the minor-major 9 chords Practice all inversions of Fm(maj9)

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