E♭add9 chord on ukulele

E♭add9 is E♭, G, B♭ and F. The easiest shape is 0-3-1-1. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

0-3-1-1 · open · easy

Notes: E♭ · G · B♭ · F
Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 9
First shape: 0-3-1-1

How to play E♭add9 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-3-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

F: index finger, 1st fret of the E string.
B♭: middle finger, 1st fret of the A string.
E♭: ring finger, 3rd fret of the C string.
Leave the G string open: G.

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play E♭add9

8-7-6-8: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
10-10-11-10: movable shape at the 10th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

Capo shortcuts for E♭add9

A capo turns an open chord into E♭add9: capo on the 3rd fret and play the open Cadd9 shape (0-2-0-3). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Moving between E♭add9 and its neighbours

These are the changes you'll meet most often with E♭add9, using the first shape of each chord.

A♭ (IV in E♭ major): E♭add9 (0-3-1-1) to A♭ (1-3-4-3): the index finger goes to the G string, 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the E string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. The two chords share E♭, which is why the change sounds smooth. A♭ on ukulele
B♭ (V in E♭ major): E♭add9 (0-3-1-1) to B♭ (3-2-1-1): your index and middle fingers stay put, the ring finger goes to the C string, 2nd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 3rd fret. Listen for B♭ and F, which stay put while the rest moves. B♭ on ukulele
Cm (vi in E♭ major): E♭add9 (0-3-1-1) to Cm (0-3-3-3): the index finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, the middle finger goes to the E string, 3rd fret, your ring finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. Shared notes: E♭ and G. Cm on ukulele

E♭add9 is E♭ major with the ninth (the note a whole step above the root, an octave up) added. All 4 notes of E♭add9 fit on the ukulele's four strings. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Practice E♭add9 in two minutes

Arpeggiate 0-3-1-1 from the lowest string: G, E♭, F, B♭. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Next, alternate 0-3-1-1 and 8-7-6-8, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

You may also see it as D♯add9; nothing changes on the ukulele.

E♭add9 in context

E♭add9 on guitar and piano

E♭add9 on guitar and piano uses the same 4 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Related E♭ chords on ukulele

Other add 9 chords

E♭add9 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in E♭add9 on ukulele?

E♭, G, B♭ and F. In the 0-3-1-1 shape the strings play G (G string, open), E♭ (C string), F (E string) and B♭ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play E♭add9 on ukulele?

0-3-1-1, the first shape on this page. Open strings do part of the work, so no barre.

Is E♭add9 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not in its common form: 0-3-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does E♭add9 start on?

In the 0-3-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the major third.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside E♭add9. Updated September 2026.