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Ebm9/C# Piano Chord

A sophisticated minor sound popular in neo-soul, jazz and lo-fi hip-hop.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Eb3 · Db4 fingers 5–1
Right hand Gb4 · F5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Ebm9/C# chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Eb3 and Db4 with the left hand and Gb4 and F5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). The perfect fifth Bb can usually be omitted from an extended chord, keeping the sound clear and the voicing manageable.

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

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