ninth chord


nounMusic.
  1. a chord formed by the superposition of four thirds.

Origin of ninth chord

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for ninth chord

ninth chord

noun
  1. a chord much used in jazz and pop, consisting of a major or minor triad with the seventh and ninth added above the root: Often shortened to: ninth

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