Minor Ninth
The minor ninth chord is played with the third and seventh both flattened, or lowered a semitone. 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.
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