E♭add9
E♭add9
Notes
E♭ · G · B♭ · F
Intervals
- RootE♭ (1P)
- Major 3rdG (3M)
- Perfect 5thB♭ (5P)
- Major 9thF (9M)
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About
The E♭add9 (E♭–G–B♭–F) adds a ninth to a major triad without including a 7th. The distinction matters: because there is no 7th, the chord stays harmonically stable and resolved rather than suggesting dominant or subdominant motion. The F adds brightness and shimmer; the G retains the major identity. On guitar, open-string voicings make add9 sounds particularly resonant. The 5th can be omitted without loss; the 3rd and 9th are both essential. Compared to E♭Maj9, add9 is simpler and more grounded — a major triad with a single added color. Compared to plain E♭, the 9th adds a touch of modern shimmer.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- E♭ Lydian (I)
- E♭ Major (I)
- E♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- E♭ Mixolydian (I)
- A Locrian (V)
- A♭ Lydian (V)
- A♭ Major (V)
- A♭ Melodic Minor (V)
- B♭ Dorian (IV)
- B♭ Major (IV)
- B♭ Melodic Minor (IV)
- B♭ Mixolydian (IV)
- C Blues (deg 2)
- C Dorian (III)
- C Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- C Natural Minor (III)
- C Phrygian (III)
- D Locrian (II)
- D Phrygian (II)
- D♭ Lydian (II)
- F Dorian (VII)
- F Mixolydian (VII)
- F Natural Minor (VII)
- G Locrian (VI)
- G Natural Minor (VI)
- G Phrygian (VI)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.