E♭m9 (also written D♯m9) is the Eb minor ninth chord. It has 5 notes: E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9).
A minor ninth adds the ninth to a minor seventh. It is lush and smooth, a staple of neo-soul, R&B and contemporary worship.
E♭m9 chord on Guitar
11-13-11-11-11-13Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 11th fret; A 13th fret; D 11th fret; G 11th fret; B 11th fret; high E 13th fret.
E♭m9 chord on Ukulele
8698Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 8th fret; C 6th fret; E 9th fret; A 8th fret.
E♭m9 chord on Piano
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♭m9 chord
E♭m9 appears in 13 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Taylor Swift – Exile – Tolerate It Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Hanni (NewJeans) – Once In A Moon Chords Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Leon Ware – Heartbeat Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Nadja Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Hippo Campus – Ashtray Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Tatsuro Yamashita – Music Book Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak – 777 Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Wally Cox – The Pushcart Serenade Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Upsiders – Sway Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
- Hunting Hearts – It Happens Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele
- Mary Poppins Returns – A Cover Is Not The Book Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
Related chords
Other Eb chords:
Chords in the key of F♯ major:
E♭m9 chord: questions
What notes are in the E♭m9 chord?
E♭m9 (Eb minor ninth) is made of E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭ and F (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9).
How do you play E♭m9 on guitar?
The most common shape is 11-13-11-11-11-13 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play E♭m9 on ukulele?
Play 8698 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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