13.8Practical 9th voicings
You rarely need all five notes.
Cmaj9
LH: C
RH: E B D
Cm9
LH: C
RH: E♭ B♭ D
C9
LH: C
RH: E B♭ D
These are beautiful three-note right-hand shapes.
Notice:
root is in LH.
RH plays:
3rd – 7th – 9th
That is a very useful general formula.