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Ebm9 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Eb3 · C#4 fingers 5–1
Right hand F#4 · F5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Ebm9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Eb3 and C#4 with the left hand and F#4 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.

Notation for Ebm9 chord

Other names: Eb minor 9th, Eb min9, Eb-9

Music theory name: minor ninth chord

Common name: Eb minor ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Ebm9 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
F# Minor 3rd
B Perfect 5th
C# Minor 7th
F Major 9th

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