Chords
Eb Major seventh flat ninth
Eb · G · Bb · D · Fb
Eb Major seventh flat ninth (Ebmaj7b9) is a major chord of 5 notes: Eb · G · Bb · D · Fb.
Also written EbM7b9
Eb Major seventh flat ninth
Eb · G · Bb · D · Fb
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Eb3 · G3 · Bb3 · D4 · Fb4 | |
| Open (drop 2) | D3 · Eb3 · G3 · Bb3 · Fb4 | |
| Shell | Eb3 · G3 · D4 | |
| Rootless | G3 · D4 · Fb4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Eb Major seventh flat ninth (Ebmaj7b9) contains the notes Eb · G · Bb · D · Fb, 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 Major seventh flat ninth 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 Major seventh flat ninth belongs to.
In which keys
Eb Major seventh flat ninth is not diatonic to any major or minor key: at least one of its notes lies outside every one of them.
Scales that contain it
Eb Major seventh flat ninth fits inside these scales, each built on Eb.
- Eb Double Harmonic LydianEb · Fb · G · A · Bb · Cb · D
- Eb Double Harmonic MajorEb · Fb · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
- Eb Purvi RagaEb · Fb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · D
Understanding the Eb Major seventh flat ninth chord
Names and symbols
Ebmaj7b9 is the chord symbol for Eb Major seventh flat ninth; it is also written EbM7b9.
maj7, M7, Δ7, ma7 and ^7 all mean the major seventh. A lowercase m7 is a different chord, the minor seventh, so the capital letter and the triangle are the only things keeping the two apart on a chart.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Eb Major seventh flat ninth chord?
- The Eb Major seventh flat ninth chord contains the notes Eb · G · Bb · D · Fb: the root Eb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 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 Major seventh flat ninth chord?
- Measured from Eb, the Eb Major seventh flat ninth chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 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 Major seventh flat ninth chord?
- On guitar the most common Eb Major seventh flat ninth shape is x10040, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Eb3 · G3 · Bb3 · D4 · Fb4 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.