E♭ Minor 9th
E♭m9
Notes
E♭ · G♭ · B♭ · D♭ · F
Intervals
- RootE♭ (1P)
- Minor 3rdG♭ (3m)
- Perfect 5thB♭ (5P)
- Minor 7thD♭ (7m)
- Major 9thF (9M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Rootless voicings (A / B form) (4)
About
The E♭m9 minor ninth (E♭–G♭–B♭–D♭–F) extends a minor 7 with a ninth. The F sits above the D♭ and adds an expressive, singing quality. The essential tones are the G♭ (minor identity), D♭ (seventh extension), and F (defining color); the 5th can be dropped to keep voicings clear. m9 chords appear frequently in jazz, neo-soul, and ambient styles as tonic or pre-dominant harmony — for example as ii in a major ii–V–I (E♭m9 → A♭9 → D♭Maj9). Compared to E♭m7, the added 9th gives more emotional dimension without increasing tension.
Chord diagrams
Eb Minor 9th voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- E♭ Dorian (I)
- E♭ Natural Minor (I)
- A♭ Dorian (V)
- A♭ Mixolydian (V)
- B Lydian (III)
- B♭ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- B♭ Natural Minor (IV)
- B♭ Phrygian (IV)
- C Locrian (III)
- D♭ Major (II)
- D♭ Mixolydian (II)
- F Locrian (VII)
- F Phrygian (VII)
- F♯ Lydian (VI)
- F♯ Major (VI)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.