Eb 7(#9) Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively
Five notes make up Eb7#9 (Eb seventh sharp nine): Eb, G, Bb, Db and F#. The sharp ninth is enharmonic with a minor third, so the chord holds a major third and a minor third sound at the same time.
Three voicings in total, from fret 1 to fret 14, and one of them is a barre shape. Every tone of Eb7#9 sits inside the Eb Half-Whole scale, the eight-note scale built from alternating half steps and whole steps, so it is a natural pool of notes for lines over the chord. It belongs to the dominant family, which is covered in dominant chords.
Strum the shape in front of your microphone and the chord player at the top shows which strings ring and which are muted.
Eb 7th with sharp 9th guitar chord is also written as Eb7(#9), Eb7#9 or Eb7+9. It is also known as the Hendrix chord.
Notes that compose the Eb 7(#9) chord:
Chord Structure:
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 #9
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Eb 7(#9) Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Let the G string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the D string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the B string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 2 of the high E string
Position 2 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the D string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the A string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string
Position 3 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 11 of the low E, D and B strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 12 of the G string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 13 of the A string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 14 of the high E string
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FAQ
How do you spell Eb7#9?
Eb, G, Bb, Db and F#. The first four notes form an Eb seventh chord, and F# is the sharp ninth.
What makes the Eb seventh sharp nine chord sound unusual?
It contains G, the major third, and F#, the sharp ninth, which sounds like Gb, a minor third. Having both kinds of third in one chord creates its distinctive clash.
How does Eb7#9 differ from a plain Eb7 chord?
A plain Eb7 has Eb, G, Bb and Db. Eb7#9 keeps those four notes and adds F#, the sharp ninth, one octave and a minor third from the root in sound.
What scale matches Eb7#9?
The Eb Half-Whole scale: Eb, Fb, F#, G, A, Bb, C and Db. It has eight notes built from alternating half and whole steps and holds all five chord tones.
How many voicings does Eb7#9 have?
Three voicings are listed, from the first fret to the fourteenth fret. One of them uses open strings and one is a barre voicing.
