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E♭add9

Character: shimmering

  1. E♭Rtriad
  2. G3triad
  3. B♭5triad
  4. F9add
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Voicings

3 ways to play E♭add9

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion E♭add9/G
1 2 3 4 5 6 9 R 5 3

Frets x x 5 3 4 1Notes G B♭ E♭ FIntervals 3 5 1 9Base triadE♭ major, 1st inversion

The 9th gets a string of its own.

CC shape Root position E♭add9
3 4 5 6 9 5 3 R 3

Frets x 6 5 3 6 3Notes E♭ G B♭ FIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadE♭ major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

GG shape Root position E♭add9
8 9 10 11 9 5 3 R R 3

Frets 11 10 8 10 8 11Notes E♭ G B♭ FIntervals 1 3 5 9Base triadE♭ major, root position

The 9th gets a string of its own.

The rules

The construction rules E♭add9 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

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E♭add9 chord questions

What notes are in E♭add9?

E♭add9 is spelled E♭ G B♭ F: E♭ is the root, G is the 3rd, B♭ is the 5th, F is the 9th.

What is the formula of E♭add9?

1 3 5 9. It is a E♭ major triad with the 9th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play E♭add9 on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of E♭add9, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.