Ebm9 Piano Chord

Ebm9

Eb Minor 9th

9th

F

Min 3rd

Gb

Min 7th

Db

Root

Eb

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

Eb

Gb

Db

F

The Notes in a Eb Minor 9th Chord

The 9th

Finding F from Eb step by step:

Start on: Eb
Step 1: move up to E
Step 2: Land on F

9th

F

Root

Eb

1

PLAY

E is a minor second above Eb.
F is a major 2nd above Eb.

The Min 3rd

Finding Gb from Eb step by step:

Start on: Eb
Step 1: move up to E
Step 2: move up to F
Step 3: Land on Gb

Min 3rd

Gb

Root

Eb

1

2

PLAY

E is a minor second above Eb.
F is a major 2nd above Eb.
Gb is a minor third above Eb.

The Min 7th

Finding Db from Eb step by step:

Start on: Eb
Step 1: move down to D
Step 2: Land on Db

Min 7th

Db

Root

Eb

1

PLAY

D is a minor second below Eb.
Db is a major 2nd below Eb. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note Db is down 2 half-steps from Eb, but up 10 half-steps from Eb:

Min 7th

Db

Root

Eb

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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