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Ebadd9 chord on guitar

Ebadd9 is a added ninth chord: shimmering and modern. It is built from Eb, G, Bb and F (formula 1 3 5 9). An add9 is a major chord with the ninth on top and no seventh, common in pop and worship music. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x63343.

3×
x 6 3 3 4 3
8
11 8 8 8 8 11
11××
x x 13 12 11 13

Ebadd9 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Barre at fret 3: x63343. Mute the low E string, barre fret 3 from the D to the high E string.
  2. Barre at fret 8: 11-8-8-8-8-11. Barre fret 8 from the A to the B string.
  3. Fret 11: x-x-13-12-11-13. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Ebadd9 chord?
Ebadd9 is made of Eb, G, Bb and F: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and major 2nd above Eb.
What is the easiest way to play Ebadd9?
Play x63343 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, barre fret 3 from the D to the high E string.

Also try: Eb Major · D# Minor · Eb7 · Ebmaj7 · Chord Charts