Ebmaj9 Ukulele Chord

Ebmaj9 is the E flat major ninth chord. It has five notes: E flat, G, B flat, D and F, so on four strings the fifth is left out. The one honest shape is a four finger box between the 7th and 10th frets, which is why this page shows a single voicing.

All four fingers in a box between the 7th and 10th frets, root on the G string. The movable maj9 grip; one fret up it is Emaj9.

How to play Ebmaj9 on ukulele, step by step

Index finger: 7th fret, C string
Middle finger: 8th fret, G string
Ring finger: 8th fret, A string
Pinky finger: 10th fret, E string
Strum all four strings.

This is the movable maj9 grip with the root on the G string: the same fingers one fret higher make Emaj9, and three frets lower Cmaj9. The position names the chord.

If the shape will not ring

The frets feel cramped: Between the 7th and 10th frets the spaces are narrow. Land each fingertip just behind its fret wire and the notes come out with the least pressure.
The pinky reach to the 10th fret is a strain: Drop the elbow and bring the thumb to the underside of the neck; the pinky then lands from above instead of stretching sideways.
A note in the middle is dead: Four arched fingers in one box. If any finger lies flat it mutes the string beside it.

What makes it an Ebmaj9

E♭ · G · B♭ · D · F 1 3 5 7 9

Ebmaj9 is an Ebmaj7 chord with a ninth added: E flat, G, B flat and D make the seventh chord, and the F on top makes it a ninth. On a ukulele the fifth, B flat, is dropped: four strings hold four notes, and the fifth is the note the ear misses least.

It is the I chord of E flat major at its softest. E flat is a horn and piano key, the home of soul ballads and jazz standards, so this chord usually arrives on a ukulele by way of a chart written for other instruments.

Ebmaj9 vs Ebmaj7

Ebmaj9 is Ebmaj7 with an F added. The seventh already settles the chord; the ninth widens it into the sound of an arrangement.

On the ukulele the ninth costs position: it lives past the 7th fret, where Ebmaj7 can be had lower. The trade is one extra voice of glow.

Ebmaj9 chord questions

Is Ebmaj9 the same as D#maj9?

Yes, one chord with two names. E flat is how the keys this chord lives in spell it, so that is the name used here.

Why does this page show only one shape?

Every combination of the four strings was checked, and only one keeps the notes that make Ebmaj9 itself inside a window a hand can cover.

Why is there no B flat in the chord?

Four strings hold four of the five notes, and the fifth is the one a ninth chord can spare.

What is the difference between Ebmaj9 and Eb9?

Eb9 has a D flat, the flat seventh, and pulls toward A flat. Ebmaj9 has a D natural and stays put.

Where is Ebmaj9 used?

As the I chord of E flat major in soul, gospel and jazz, and anywhere Ebmaj7 is written and a wider sound is wanted.