Ukulele chord · Ninths
E♭ dominant 9th chord on ukulele
0111 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play E♭9 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with an added 9th — funky and full.
- Notes
- E♭GB♭D♭F
- Formula
- 135♭79
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th · major 9th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 3 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): play open G
- 3rd string (C): 1st fret, held by the barre D♭
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
- 1st string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre B♭
Tablature
A|--1---| E|--1---| C|--1---| G|--0---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every E♭9 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing E♭9 on ukulele
On ukulele the usual E♭9 shape is 0111, with a small 3-string barre at the 1st fret. It leaves out the root, which a bass player (or your ear) fills in.
