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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) Do not play
5th string (A) Do not play
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · middle finger

Notation for Eb9 chord

Other names: Eb dominant 9th, Eb 9th, Eb 9

Music theory name: dominant ninth chord

Common name: Eb ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Eb9 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
B Perfect 5th
C# 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