E♭ added 9th (E♭add9)
E♭Root
GMaj 3
B♭Perf 5
F9
Modern and open. Major triad with added 9th, no 7th. Popular in pop, rock, and ambient music.
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How to play it
E♭add9
E♭ added 9th, Open
- Bass
- E♭, the root
- Root
- E♭
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- E♭Root
- GM3
- B♭P5
- F9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy an added 9th chord sounds the way it does
E♭+4 fretsG+3 fretsB♭+7 fretsF
Stacked from 3 intervals.
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Where to go next
More E♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of E♭
What E♭add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of E♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
E♭add9
E♭ added 9th, Open
- Bass
- E♭, the root
- Root
- E♭
- Strings
- D G B e · open
- E♭Root
- GM3
- B♭P5
- F9
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04
Where to go next
More E♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of E♭
What E♭add9 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of E♭ major
Other add9 chords
Same quality, every root