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Guitar chord · Minor Add9

Ebmadd9 chord (Eb Minor Add9)

Minor triad with the 9th added and no 7th: dark yet open.

Notes EbGbBbF
Formula 1 ♭3 5 9
Shapes 2 on this page

Ebmadd9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

5th String Root x 6 4 3 6 6
4th String Root x x 13 11 11 13

Interactive chord diagram

Ebmadd9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebmadd9

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebmadd9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebmadd9 chord?
Ebmadd9 is Eb, Gb, Bb, F: the 1, ♭3, 5, 9 of Eb.
How do you play Ebmadd9 on guitar?
5th String Root: x 6 4 3 6 6; 4th String Root: x x 13 11 11 13 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebmadd9?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebmadd9: Eb Minor, Eb Major Blues, Eb Dorian, Eb Harmonic Minor, Eb Melodic Minor, Eb Hungarian Minor.

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