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E♭9 chord

E♭9 (also written D♯9) is the Eb dominant ninth chord. It has 5 notes: E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭ – F (1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9).

A dominant ninth adds the ninth to a dominant seventh. It sounds rich and funky and is common in gospel, funk and neo-soul.

E♭9 chord on Guitar

E♭9 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x6566x)
From the 5th fretx6566x
E♭9 chord on guitar, shape 2 (xx1021)
Open positionxx1021
E♭9 chord on guitar, shape 3 (11-13-11-12-11-13)
From the 11th fret11-13-11-12-11-13
E♭9 chord on guitar, shape 4 (11-8-8-8-8-9)
From the 8th fret11-8-8-8-8-9

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 6th fret; D 5th fret; G 6th fret; B 6th fret; high E not played.

E♭9 chord on Ukulele

E♭9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0314)
Open position0314
E♭9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (8798)
From the 7th fret8798
E♭9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (6536)
From the 3rd fret6536
E♭9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (10-13-11-10)
From the 10th fret10-13-11-10

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C 3rd fret; E 1st fret; A 4th fret.

E♭9 chord on Piano

E♭9 chord on piano: E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F

Play E♭, G, B♭, D♭ and F together with your right hand, and E♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the E♭9 chord

E♭9 appears in 11 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Eb chords:

Chords in the key of E♭ major:

E♭9 chord: questions

What notes are in the E♭9 chord?

E♭9 (Eb dominant ninth) is made of E♭, G, B♭, D♭ and F (1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9).

How do you play E♭9 on guitar?

The most common shape is x6566x (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play E♭9 on ukulele?

Play 0314 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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