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Ebmmaj9 Piano Chord

A rare, complex chord combining a minor mood with a bright major seventh and ninth. Found in jazz ballads.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Eb3 · D4 fingers 5–1
Right hand F#4 · F5 fingers 1–5

How to play the Ebmmaj9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Eb3 and D4 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 Ebmmaj9 chord

Other names: Eb minor major 9th

Music theory name: minor major ninth chord

Common name: Eb minor major ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Ebmmaj9 chord

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

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