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Ebm9/C# Guitar Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop. On guitar, the fifth is commonly omitted to make room for the ninth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is C# instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–4–1–3–2–1

How to play the Ebm9/C# chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–1–3–2–1 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) Fret 4 · pinky
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Ebm9/C# chord

Other names: Eb minor 9th, Ebmin9, Eb-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: Eb minor ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Ebm9/C# chord

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

All variations

Open
X–4–1–3–2–1
Fret 6
9–6–8–6–6–6
Fret 6
9–6–8–8–6–6
Fret 6
9–6–8–6–6–X

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys