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E flat ninth (Eb9) chord on guitar

Notes
E♭GB♭D♭F
Formula
135♭79

How to play Eb9 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb9 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes Eb, G, Db, F

  2. Shape 2 · fret 5 · barre

    Eb9 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 6, notes Eb, G, Bb, Db, F

  3. Shape 3 · fret 3 · barre

    no 5th (B♭)

    Eb9 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 3, notes Eb, G, Db, F

  4. Shape 4 · fret 8 · barre

    Eb9 chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 8, notes Eb, G, Bb, Db, F

  5. Shape 5 · fret 10 · barre

    Eb9 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 10, notes Eb, G, Bb, Db, F

Some shapes leave out: 5th (B♭). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E flat). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Eb9 inversions on guitar

The same Eb9 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Eb9/G

    E flat ninth, Eb9/G, 343343E♭9/G123GD♭FB♭E♭Gmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Eb9/G

    E flat ninth, Eb9/G, 34304xE♭9/G1324GD♭FGE♭metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb9/Bb

    E flat ninth, Eb9/Bb, x11021E♭9/B♭1243B♭E♭GD♭Fmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B♭) in the bass2nd inversion · Eb9/Bb

    E flat ninth, Eb9/Bb, 643343E♭9/B♭34213B♭D♭FB♭E♭Gmetronotuner.com

  5. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb9/Db

    E flat ninth, Eb9/Db, x41021E♭9/D♭4132D♭E♭GD♭Fmetronotuner.com

  6. 7th (D♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Eb9/Db

    E flat ninth, Eb9/Db, x43343E♭9/D♭213D♭FB♭E♭Gmetronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the ninth chord

A dominant chord with a ninth: the seventh plus the ninth make the chord full and groovy. It is the sound of funk, soul, samba-jazz and modern blues, and it can almost always stand in for a plain seventh chord.

Notes and intervals of Eb9

Eb9 (E flat ninth) is built from 5 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E♭ · 1 · root
  • G · 3 · major third
  • B♭ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • D♭ · ♭7 · minor seventh
  • F · 9 · ninth

Other E flat chords

Ninth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Eb9 chord on guitar?

Eb9 (E flat ninth) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Eb9?

The notes of Eb9 are E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F. The formula is 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9: root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, ninth.

What does Eb9 mean?

Eb9 is the chord symbol for E flat ninth. A dominant chord with a ninth: the seventh plus the ninth make the chord full and groovy. It is the sound of funk, soul, samba-jazz and modern blues, and it can almost always stand in for a plain seventh chord.

Can I play Eb9 on other instruments?

Yes. Eb9 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Eb9 on other instruments

All guitar chords