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E♭add9 chord

E♭add9 (also written D♯add9) is the Eb added ninth chord. It has 4 notes: E♭ – G – B♭ – F (1 – 3 – 5 – 9).

An add9 chord is a major chord with the ninth (the second, an octave up) added. It sounds fuller and shimmering without changing the chord’s job.

E♭add9 chord on Guitar

E♭add9 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x63343)
From the 3rd fretx63343
E♭add9 chord on guitar, shape 2 (11-8-8-8-8-11)
From the 8th fret11-8-8-8-8-11
E♭add9 chord on guitar, shape 3 (xx1041)
Open positionxx1041
E♭add9 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-13-12-11-13)
From the 11th fretx-x-13-12-11-13

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 6th fret; D 3rd fret; G 3rd fret; B 4th fret; high E 3rd fret.

E♭add9 chord on Ukulele

E♭add9 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (0311)
Open position0311
E♭add9 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (8768)
From the 6th fret8768
E♭add9 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (10-10-11-10)
From the 10th fret10-10-11-10
E♭add9 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (3536)
From the 3rd fret3536

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

E♭add9 chord on Piano

E♭add9 chord on piano: E♭, G, B♭, F

Play E♭, G, B♭ 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♭add9 chord

E♭add9 appears in 12 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Eb chords:

Chords in the key of E♭ major:

E♭add9 chord: questions

What notes are in the E♭add9 chord?

E♭add9 (Eb added ninth) is made of E♭, G, B♭ and F (1 – 3 – 5 – 9).

How do you play E♭add9 on guitar?

The most common shape is x63343 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play E♭add9 on ukulele?

Play 0311 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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