From ef7e496b7b447ff79d984c771f88545847d609b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tbareta <ciapocion@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:02:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] adding chord m7b9

adding chord minor seventh flat ninth
---
 mingus/core/chords.py | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mingus/core/chords.py b/mingus/core/chords.py
index 65d7b75c..7eac86ce 100644
--- a/mingus/core/chords.py
+++ b/mingus/core/chords.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
    * minor_ninth
    * major_ninth
    * dominant_ninth
+   * minor_seventh_flat_ninth
  * Elevenths
    * minor_eleventh
    * eleventh
@@ -146,10 +147,11 @@
     '69': ' sixth ninth',
     '9': ' dominant ninth',
     'add9': ' dominant ninth',
-    '7b9': ' dominant flat ninth',
-    '7#9': ' dominant sharp ninth',
     'M9': ' major ninth',
     'm9': ' minor ninth',
+    '7b9': ' dominant flat ninth',
+    '7#9': ' dominant sharp ninth',
+    'm7b9': ' minor flat ninth',
     '7#11': ' lydian dominant seventh',
     'm11': ' minor eleventh',
     'M13': ' major thirteenth',
@@ -347,6 +349,17 @@ def minor_ninth(note):
     """
     return minor_seventh(note) + [intervals.major_second(note)]
 
+def minor_flat_ninth(note):
+    """Build a minor flat ninth chord on note.
+
+    Example:
+    >>> minor_ninth('C')
+    ['C', 'Eb', 'G', 'Bb', 'Db']
+    """
+    res = dominant_ninth(note)
+    return minor_seventh(note) + [intervals.minor_second(note)]
+    return res
+
 def major_ninth(note):
     """Build a major ninth chord on note.
 
@@ -738,7 +751,7 @@ def from_shorthand(shorthand_string, slash=None):
 
     Sixths: '6', 'm6', 'M6', '6/7' or '67', '6/9' or '69'
 
-    Ninths: '9' or 'add9', 'M9', 'm9', '7b9', '7#9'
+    Ninths: '9' or 'add9', 'M9', 'm9', '7b9', '7#9', 'm7b9'
 
     Elevenths: '11' or 'add11', '7#11', 'm11'
 
@@ -1270,6 +1283,7 @@ def determine_polychords(chord, shorthand=False):
     '9': dominant_ninth,
     '7b9': dominant_flat_ninth,
     '7#9': dominant_sharp_ninth,
+    'm7b9': minor_flat_ninth,
     'M9': major_ninth,
     'm9': minor_ninth,
     '7#11': lydian_dominant_seventh,

From 9f0e43ba55d88a8d1d2428a75c80102e6dd78fcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tbareta <ciapocion@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:38:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] restored sequence in chord_shorthand_meaning

had inadvertently moved the dominant chords a couple of slots down
---
 mingus/core/chords.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mingus/core/chords.py b/mingus/core/chords.py
index 7eac86ce..c1040789 100644
--- a/mingus/core/chords.py
+++ b/mingus/core/chords.py
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@
     '69': ' sixth ninth',
     '9': ' dominant ninth',
     'add9': ' dominant ninth',
-    'M9': ' major ninth',
-    'm9': ' minor ninth',
     '7b9': ' dominant flat ninth',
     '7#9': ' dominant sharp ninth',
+    'M9': ' major ninth',
+    'm9': ' minor ninth',
     'm7b9': ' minor flat ninth',
     '7#11': ' lydian dominant seventh',
     'm11': ' minor eleventh',