Ninth Chords
Three types of ninth chords may be distinguished: dominant (9), major (M9), and minor (m9). They may easily be remembered as the chord quality of the seventh does not change with the addition of the second scale degree, which is a major second in both major and minor, thus:
0 4 7 t + 2 = dominant seventh + ninth = dominant ninth chord 0 4 7 e + 2 = major seventh + ninth = major ninth chord 0 3 7 t + 2 = minor seventh + ninth = minor ninth chordThe dominant ninth (V9) is a dominant seventh plus a major or minor ninth.
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