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E♭add9 guitar chord

E flat add 9. Notes: E♭ G B♭ F. Also written D♯add9.
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Easy shape

Hard
×112436fr–EE♭AB♭DFGGBB♭e

A-shape · fret 6 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 6. Set your first finger across fret 6 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 6, finger 1 (E♭)
  3. D fret 8, finger 2 (B♭)
  4. G fret 10, finger 4 (F)
  5. B fret 8, finger 3 (G)
  6. High E fret 6, finger 1 (B♭)
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Harder shape

Hard
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E-shape · fret 11 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 11. Set your first finger across fret 11 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 11, finger 1 (E♭)
  2. A fret 13, finger 3 (B♭)
  3. D fret 15, finger 4 (F)
  4. G fret 12, finger 2 (G)
  5. B fret 11, finger 1 (B♭)
  6. High E fret 11, finger 1 (E♭)
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