Chord

Cb Major 9

  • Cbmaj9
  • CbM9
  • CbΔ9
  • Cbmajor9
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
CbM3Ebm3GbM3Bbm3Db
Extends
Cb Major 7

Cb Major 9, written Cbmaj9, is built from Cb, Eb, Gb, Bb and Db: the root, major 3rd, 5th, major 7th and 9th.

Its 3rd and 7th, Eb and Bb, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Major

    Cb Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  2. Mode of Major

    Cb Lydian

Voicings All 8