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n.
  1. The ordinal number matching the number nine in a series.
  2. One of nine equal parts.
  3. Music.
    1. A harmonic or melodic interval of an octave and a second.
    2. The tone at the upper limit of such an interval.
    3. A chord consisting of a root with its third, seventh, and ninth.

[Middle English ninthe, from Old English nigonthe, from nigon, nine.]

ninth ninth adv. & adj.

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IN BRIEF: Coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position.

pronunciation The ninth caller to the radio station received the prize of tickets to a concert.

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Not to be confused with Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Major ninth on C. Major ninth on C.mid Play (help·info)
Minor ninth on C. Minor ninth on C.mid Play (help·info)
Cmaj9 chord (see chord symbols) Ninth chord CMA9 chord.mid Play (help·info)

In music, a ninth is a compound interval consisting of an octave plus a second.

Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is a larger than a second, its sonority level is considered less dense.[1]

A ninth chord is a chord that encompasses the interval of a ninth when arranged in close position with the root in the bass.[2]

A dominant ninth is a dominant chord with a ninth. A ninth chord, as an extended chord, typically includes the seventh along with the basic triad structure. Thus, a Cmaj9 consists of C E G B and D Maj ninth chord on C.mid play (help·info). When the symbol "9" is not preceded by the word "major" or "maj", the implied seventh is a dominant seventh -- e.g. a C9 consists of C E G B♭ and D Dominant ninth chord on C.mid play (help·info), and would usually be expected to resolve into a chord of F major (the implied key, C being the dominant of F).

Hendrix chord, C7(#9), as it may be played on a guitar[3][4] Hendrix chord guitar.mid Play (help·info)
Voice leading for dominant ninth chords in the common practice period.[5] Ninth chord voice leading.mid Play (help·info)

In the common practice period, "the root, 3rd, 7th, and 9th are the most common factors present in the V9 chord," with the 5th, "typically omitted".[5] The 9th and 7th usually resolve downward to the 5th and 3rd of I.[5]

Cmi9 chord Ninth chord CMI9 chord.mid Play (help·info)

The minor ninth chord is played with the third and seventh both flattened. The formula is 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9. This chord is written as Cm9. This chord has a more "bluesy" sound and fits very well with the dominant 9th.

The parallel root-position bop voicings which open the choruses of Thelonious Monk's 1959 "Monk's Mood" feature a (C) major ninth chord.[6] Monk's Mood major ninth chord.mid Play (help·info)

An added ninth chord is a major triad with an added ninth. Thus, Cadd9 consists of C E G and D. (The D, which might be called an added second, is two fifths up from the root.) Added ninth chords differ from other ninth chords because the seventh is not included.

The Hendrix chord uses a sharpened ninth. This is, enharmonically, the flatted third, and is tonally ambiguous or bitonal.

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Sources

  1. ^ Westergaard, Peter, An Introduction to Tonal Theory. W.W. Norton, 1975. p. 74.
  2. ^ Sadie, Stanley, ed. (1980). "Ninth chord", p.252, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 13. ISBN 1-56159-174-2.
  3. ^ Christiansen, Corey (2006). Mel Bay Rock Guitar Photo Chords, p.45. ISBN: 078667458X.
  4. ^ Aranjo, Karl (2000). Guitar Chord Guru: The Chord Book, Your Guide for Success!, p.5. ISBN: 1569221596. Gives the chord also in first position one semitone lower with root on B
  5. ^ a b c Benward & Saker (2009). Music in Theory and Practice: Volume II, p.183-84. Eighth Edition. ISBN 978-0-07-310188-0.
  6. ^ Walter Everett (Autumn, 2004). "A Royal Scam: The Abstruse and Ironic Bop-Rock Harmony of Steely Dan", p.208-209, Music Theory Spectrum, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 201-235.
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  • nineth

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Dansk (Danish)
num. - niende
n. - niendedel

Nederlands (Dutch)
negende, none

Français (French)
n. - neuvième, (Mus) neuvième
adj. - neuvième
adv. - neuvième, en neuvième position

Deutsch (German)
n. - Neuntel
adj. - neunt
adv. - neuntens

Ελληνική (Greek)
num. - ένατο(ς)
n. - ένατο
adj. - ένατος

Italiano (Italian)
nona, nono

Português (Portuguese)
num. - nona
n. - nona (f) parte
adj. - nono
adv. - em nono lugar

Русский (Russian)
девятый, нона

Español (Spanish)
n. - novena, noveno, día nueve
adj. - novena, noveno, día nueve
adv. - en noveno lugar

Svenska (Swedish)
num. - nionde
n. - niondel
adj. - nionde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
第九, 九分之一, 月的第九日

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
num. - 第九, 九分之一
n. - 第九, 九分之一, 月的第九日

한국어 (Korean)
num. - 9번째
n. - 9번째, 9일, 9분의 일, 9도 음장

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 第9の, 9番目の, 9分の1の
n. - 9番目, 9日, 9分の1

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(عدد) التاسع (الاسم) التاسع, تسع (صفه) تاسع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשיעית (החלק התשיעי), רווח מוסיקלי של תשעה טונים‬
adj. - ‮תשיעי (מספר סודר)‬

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