E♭add9
Add 9 · E♭ – G – B♭ – F
- E♭R
- G3
- B♭5
- F9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭add9 chord
The E♭add9 chord (add 9) is made up of 4 notes — E♭ is the root, G the major third, B♭ the perfect fifth and F the ninth. A major triad simply gains a ninth on top — there is no seventh, so it stays bright and clear.
On guitar, E♭add9 chords sit higher up the neck: x63343, around the 3rd fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Add-nine chords stack a ninth on a plain triad for a bright, modern shimmer without a seventh.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭add9 chord?
- The E♭add9 chord contains the notes E♭, G, B♭ and F.
- How do you play E♭add9 on guitar?
- A common shape is x63343. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭add9 chord?
- The E♭add9 chord is built from the root (E♭), a major third (G), a perfect fifth (B♭) and a ninth (F).
- Is E♭add9 the same as D♯add9?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭add9 and D♯add9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭add9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭add9 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.