E♭m9
Minor 9 · E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F
- E♭R
- G♭m3
- B♭5
- D♭♭7
- F9
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭m9 chord
The E♭m9 chord (minor 9) is made up of 5 notes — E♭ is the root, G♭ the minor third, B♭ the perfect fifth, D♭ the minor seventh and F the ninth. It extends a minor seventh chord with a ninth, deepening the smooth minor color.
On guitar, E♭m9 chords sit higher up the neck: x64666, around the 4th fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor-ninth chords are deep and velvety, widely used in R&B, soul and jazz.
Common questions
- What notes are in the E♭m9 chord?
- The E♭m9 chord contains the notes E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭ and F.
- How do you play E♭m9 on guitar?
- A common shape is x64666. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭m9 chord?
- The E♭m9 chord is built from the root (E♭), a minor third (G♭), a perfect fifth (B♭), a minor seventh (D♭) and a ninth (F).
- Is E♭m9 the same as D♯m9?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭m9 and D♯m9 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭m9.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭m9 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.