Voicing of Major 9

Type B

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Left hand
C3
Right hand
B3D4E4G4
Family
4-Note Rootless (Type A/B)

The Type B voicing of Cmaj9 stacks B, D, E and G from the bottom up: the major 7th, 9th, major 3rd and 5th of the chord. It leaves out the root, C, for the left hand or the bass player to take.

It's one of the 4-Note Rootless (Type A/B) voicings: four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root. The other for Cmaj9 is Type A.