F Minor 9th
Fm9
Notes
F · A♭ · C · E♭ · G
Intervals
- RootF (1P)
- Minor 3rdA♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thC (5P)
- Minor 7thE♭ (7m)
- Major 9thG (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The Fm9 minor ninth (F–A♭–C–E♭–G) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The G sits above the E♭ and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the A♭ (minor identity), E♭ (seventh extension), and G (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (Fm9 → B♭9 → E♭Maj9). Compared to Fm7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F Dorian (I)
- F Natural Minor (I)
- A♭ Lydian (VI)
- A♭ Major (VI)
- B♭ Dorian (V)
- B♭ Mixolydian (V)
- C Harmonic Minor (IV)
- C Natural Minor (IV)
- C Phrygian (IV)
- D Locrian (III)
- D♭ Lydian (III)
- E♭ Major (II)
- E♭ Mixolydian (II)
- G Locrian (VII)
- G Phrygian (VII)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.