What notes are in the Eb Augmented add nine chord?

The Eb Augmented add nine chord contains the notes Eb · G · B · F: the root Eb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5A, 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 Augmented add nine chord?

Measured from Eb, the Eb Augmented add nine chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5A, 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 Augmented add nine chord?

On guitar the most common Eb Augmented add nine shape is xx1001, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Eb3 · G3 · B3 · 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.

Eb Augmented Add Nine Chord (Ebmaj#5add9): Notes, Piano & Guitar

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Voicings on the piano

Voicing	Notes	Play it on your instrument
Closed, root position	Eb3 · G3 · B3 · F4
Open (drop 2)	B2 · Eb3 · G3 · F4

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Anatomy

Eb Augmented add nine (Ebmaj#5add9) contains the notes Eb · G · B · F, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.

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Inversions

An inversion of Eb Augmented add nine 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 Augmented add nine belongs to.

In which keys

Eb Augmented add nine is diatonic to 1 key; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.

C minorIII+maj#5add9Tonic

Scales that contain it

Eb Augmented add nine fits inside these scales, each built on Eb.

Eb Whole ToneEb · F · G · A · B · C#
Eb Harmonic MajorEb · F · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · D
Eb Flat Six PentatonicEb · F · G · Bb · Cb
Eb Mixolydian b6Eb · F · G · Ab · Bb · Cb · Db
Eb Lydian AugmentedEb · F · G · A · B · C · D
Eb Leading Whole ToneEb · F · G · A · B · Db · D
Eb Lydian MinorEb · F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db
Eb Major AugmentedEb · F · G · Ab · B · C · D

Related chords

Chords that share most of their notes with Eb Augmented add nine: simpler and richer stacks of the same notes, and the substitutes a chart would accept.

Simpler

EbaugEb · G · B

Richer

Ebmaj9#5Eb · G · B · D · F
Eb9#5Eb · G · B · Db · F
Eb9b13Eb · G · Db · F · Cb
Eb9#5#11Eb · G · B · Db · F · A
Eb9#11b13Eb · G · Bb · Db · F · A · Cb

Augmented add nine on every root

Cmaj#5add9 Dbmaj#5add9 Dmaj#5add9 Emaj#5add9 Fmaj#5add9 Gbmaj#5add9 Gmaj#5add9 Abmaj#5add9 Amaj#5add9 Bbmaj#5add9

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Understanding the Eb Augmented add nine chord

Names and symbols

Ebmaj#5add9 is the chord symbol for Eb Augmented add nine; it is also written EbM#5add9, Eb+add9.

Common questions

What notes are in the Eb Augmented add nine chord?: The Eb Augmented add nine chord contains the notes Eb · G · B · F: the root Eb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5A, 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 Augmented add nine chord?: Measured from Eb, the Eb Augmented add nine chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5A, 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 Augmented add nine chord?: On guitar the most common Eb Augmented add nine shape is xx1001, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Eb3 · G3 · B3 · 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.