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E♭9 (also written D♯9) is a dominant ninth chord made of 5 notes: E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F. It sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour, and you hear it in funk, soul and blues, where it often replaces a plain 7th chord. It is the V chord of A♭ major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭9 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| G | 3 | major third | 4 |
| B♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| D♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| F | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♯9 is D♯, F𝄪, A♯, C♯, E♯: the same sounds under different names.
xx1021x65666(11)(10)(11)(10)xx(11)88889xx(13)(12)(14)(13)(11)(13)(11)(12)(11)(13)The fret 5 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 10th fret ((11)(10)(11)(10)xx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭9 belongs to 3 keys: V in A♭ major, VII in F minor, V7 in G♯ minor. In A♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: A♭ – E♭9 – Fm – D♭.
E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth.
Fret 5: x65666 (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭9 has F. E♭9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour; E♭7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.