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Piano chord

E♭add9E flat added ninth

  • E♭1
  • G3
  • B♭5
  • F9
Notes
4
Positions
4
Span
14semitones
Fingers
1-2-3-5

How to play E♭add9 on piano

  1. Find E♭: it is the root and the lowest note of the chord in root position.
  2. Right hand: 1 on E♭, 2 on G, 3 on B♭, 5 on F.
  3. Or with the left hand: 5 on E♭, 4 on G, 3 on B♭, 1 on F.
  4. Press the keys together, with curved fingers and a loose wrist, and let them ring.
  1. E♭add9 on piano, Root position: E♭ G B♭ FE♭, G, B♭, FGFE♭B♭2513
    E♭add9 on piano, Root position: E♭ G B♭ FE♭, G, B♭, FGFE♭B♭4153

    Root position · E♭ – G – B♭ – F

  2. E♭add9 on piano, 1st inversion: G B♭ F E♭G, B♭, F, E♭GFB♭E♭1325
    E♭add9 on piano, 1st inversion: G B♭ F E♭G, B♭, F, E♭GFB♭E♭5341

    1st inversion · G – B♭ – F – E♭

  3. E♭add9 on piano, 2nd inversion: B♭ F E♭ GB♭, F, E♭, GFGB♭E♭2514
    E♭add9 on piano, 2nd inversion: B♭ F E♭ GB♭, F, E♭, GFGB♭E♭4152

    2nd inversion · B♭ – F – E♭ – G

  4. E♭add9 on piano, 3rd inversion: F E♭ G B♭F, E♭, G, B♭FGE♭B♭1435
    E♭add9 on piano, 3rd inversion: F E♭ G B♭F, E♭, G, B♭FGE♭B♭5231

    3rd inversion · F – E♭ – G – B♭

Numbers on the keys are fingers: 1 thumb, 2 index, 3 middle, 4 ring, 5 little finger.

E♭add9 inversions

Use these 4 positions to move between chords with as little hand movement as possible. Root position starts on E♭; the inversions start on the other notes of the chord.

E♭add9 with two hands

A full sound: the left hand plays E♭ an octave lower, the right hand plays E♭–G–B♭–F.

E♭add9 with two handsE♭, E♭, G, B♭, FGFE♭E♭B♭25513

E♭add9 on other instruments

About the E♭add9 chord

To build E flat added ninth, take these 4 notes from the root up: E♭ (1), G (3), B♭ (5), F (9). An added ninth: a major triad plus the ninth, without a seventh. It adds sparkle to a plain major chord and works anywhere the triad does.

On the keyboard, start from E♭ and add the other notes above it: E♭ – G – B♭ – F. From the lowest to the highest key that is 14 semitones. It is too wide for one hand: play E♭ with the left hand and the rest with the right.

Each inversion of E♭add9 puts a different note in the bass. In the 1st inversion the bass is G (G–B♭–F–E♭). In the 2nd inversion the bass is B♭ (B♭–F–E♭–G). In the 3rd inversion the bass is F (F–E♭–G–B♭).

Compared with E♭, E♭add9 has one more note, F.

Questions

What notes are in the E♭add9 chord?

E♭add9 (E flat added ninth) has 4 notes: E♭ (1), G (3), B♭ (5), F (9).

How many inversions does E♭add9 have?

E♭add9 can be played in 4 positions: Root position (E♭–G–B♭–F); 1st inversion (G–B♭–F–E♭); 2nd inversion (B♭–F–E♭–G); 3rd inversion (F–E♭–G–B♭).

What is the difference between E♭add9 and E♭?

Compared with E♭, E♭add9 has one more note, F.

Can I play E♭add9 with one hand?

In root position E♭add9 spans 14 semitones, more than an octave. Play the root with the left hand and the upper notes with the right, or leave out the fifth.

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