E♭9 chord on piano

Eb dominant 9th: E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭ · F. It sounds the funk and soul workhorse: a dominant 7th wearing colour.

On the keyboard

Fingering

Right hand, root position: E♭ — finger 1 · G — finger 2 · B♭ — finger 3 · D♭ — finger 4 · F — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

• RootE♭ – G – B♭ – D♭ – F
• 1stG – B♭ – D♭ – F – E♭
• 2ndB♭ – D♭ – F – E♭ – G
• 3rdD♭ – F – E♭ – G – B♭
• 4rdF – E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭

E♭ chords of every quality

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