CHORD REFERENCE

E♭maj9

E♭ – G – B♭ – D – F1 3 5 7 9

The E♭ Major 9th chord and everything around it — the notes and how they are built, the shape on piano and guitar, the sound, and the keys it belongs to.

Notes
E♭1G3B♭5D7F9

E♭maj9 is Eb, G, Bb, D, F — the 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 above the root E♭.

Piano
GDFE♭B♭
Guitar

Guitar — every position (frets 0–12)

357912eFGB♭DE♭BDE♭FGB♭GGB♭DE♭FGDDE♭FGB♭DAB♭DE♭FGEFGB♭DE♭

Root notes are red. There is no standard open shape for this chord — any group of these notes on the neck sounds the chord.

Ukulele (standard G–C–E–A)

357912AB♭DE♭FGEFGB♭DE♭CDE♭FGB♭GGB♭DE♭FG

Every position of the chord tones on the ukulele neck — any group that sounds only Eb, G, Bb, D, F plays the chord.

In which keys

E♭maj9 is a diatonic chord in these keys:

IE♭ majorIVB♭ major♭IIIC minor♭VIG minor
Other E♭ chords

Triads

E♭MajorE♭mMinorE♭5Power Chord (5)E♭dimDiminishedE♭augAugmentedE♭sus2Suspended 2ndE♭sus4Suspended 4th

Sixths & sevenths

E♭6Major 6thE♭m6Minor 6thE♭7Dominant 7thE♭maj7Major 7thE♭m7Minor 7thE♭m(maj7)Minor–Major 7thE♭dim7Diminished 7thE♭m7♭5Half-Diminished (m7♭5)E♭7sus47sus4

Altered dominants

E♭7♭57♭5E♭7♯57♯5 (Augmented 7th)E♭7♭97♭9E♭7♯97♯9 (Hendrix Chord)

Extended & added

E♭add9Added 9thE♭6/96/9E♭9Dominant 9thE♭m9Minor 9thE♭11Dominant 11thE♭13Dominant 13th
Major 9th on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭EFF♯G♭GA♭AB♭B
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