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Ebadd9 — major added ninth

Also written D#add9 — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in Ebadd9: Eb – G – Bb – FFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The add9 adds the ninth to the major triad without including the seventh. It is one of the best ways to enrich a chord without raising the tension too much.

The same chord on all four instruments

Ebadd9, x x 1 0 4 1Ebadd9132××EbGEbF
Guitar
Ebadd9, x x 1 0 4 1Ebadd9132××EbGEbF
Electric guitar
Ebadd9, 3 0 4 3Ebadd9132FGEbF
Cavaquinho
Ebadd9, 0 3 1 1Ebadd9311GEbFBb
Ukulele

Where to use it: Pop, country, worship, MPB and romantic sertanejo.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Ebadd9. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Added-tone family.

Other chords in this family

D#m(add9)

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