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Eb9 Guitar Chord

A full, rich sound. A staple chord of funk and R&B music. Automatically includes the seventh — if you don't want it, use add9. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–X–1–0–2–1

How to play the Eb9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–1–0–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · middle finger

Other names for the Eb9 chord

Other names: Eb dominant 9th, Eb 9th

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: Eb ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Eb9 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
Bb Perfect 5th
Db Minor 7th
F Major 9th

All variations

Open
X–X–1–0–2–1
Fret 5
X–6–5–6–6–6
Fret 10
11–10–11–10–X–X
Fret 11
11–13–11–12–11–13

Songs using Eb9