C# minor 9th chord
C#m9 chord for piano with keyboard diagram.
Explanation: The C# minor ninth is a five note chord. For practical reasons the chord is normally played with omitted notes and/or inverted. The chord is often abbreviated as C#m9.
Omissions: C#m9(no3): C# - G# - B - D#; C#m9(no5): C# - E - B - D#.
Theory: The C#m9 chord is constructed with a root, a minor third, a perfect fifth, a minor seventh and a major ninth.
C#m9

Notes: C# - E - G# - B - D#
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One of many possible inversions (C#m9/B)

Notes: C# - E (left hand) G# - B - D# (right hand)
Two-hand voicing
C#m9 inversions and voicings

One of many possible inversions (C#m9/B)

Notes: C# - E (left hand) G# - B - D# (right hand)
Two-hand voicing