Chords
Eb m9#5
Eb · Gb · Cb · Db · F
Eb m9#5 (Ebm9#5) is a minor chord of 5 notes: Eb · Gb · Cb · Db · F.
Eb m9#5
Eb · Gb · Cb · Db · F
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Eb3 · Gb3 · Cb3 · Db4 · F4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | Cb3 · Db3 · Eb3 · Gb3 · F4 | |
| Shell | Eb3 · Gb3 · Db4 | |
| Rootless | Gb3 · Cb3 · Db4 · F4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Eb m9#5 (Ebm9#5) contains the notes Eb · Gb · Cb · Db · F, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Eb m9#5 puts a chord tone other than Eb in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Eb m9#5 belongs to.
In which keys
Eb m9#5 is diatonic to 2 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Eb m9#5 fits inside these scales, each built on Eb.
- Eb MinorEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db
- Eb Minor BebopEb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db · D
- Eb Messiaen's Mode #3Eb · F · Gb · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · D
Understanding the Eb m9#5 chord
Names and symbols
Ebm9#5 is the chord symbol for Eb m9#5.
Eb m9#5 and D# m9#5 are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. D# m9#5
Common questions
- What notes are in the Eb m9#5 chord?
- The Eb m9#5 chord contains the notes Eb · Gb · Cb · Db · F: the root Eb with the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Eb, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Eb m9#5 chord?
- Measured from Eb, the Eb m9#5 chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3m, 6m, 7m, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Eb m9#5 chord?
- On guitar the most common Eb m9#5 shape is x64667, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Eb3 · Gb3 · Cb3 · Db4 · F4 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.