Ever wondered if you would be able to play the 9th chord? the answer is sure. In this lesson we are going to go through the 9th chord and how to go about constructing and playing it. A 9th chord is made up of a root, a 3rd, a 5th, a 7th (not the maj7th -- just the 7th) plus the 9th note of the scale, which of course is the same as the 2nd note of the scale, but an octave higher. and it can't be called a "2nd" because the chord has a 7th under the 9th, whereas a 2nd wouldn't have a 7th under it.
Formula: Root-note + 3rd-note + 5th-note + 7th-note + 9th-note (meaning you will be playing 5 notes).
What's the problem with a 5 note piano chord? Nothing, except if your hand is small like mine. I can't reach all 5 keys, so I had to come up with another way to position the chord on the keyboard. (And even if your hand is big enough to reach a 9th, you won't have enough fingers to play an 11th or 13th! So you have to come up with a way to play those humungous chords.
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