E♭m9 8-string bass chord

How to play E♭m9 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the F♯ string at the 9th fret, your index finger on the B string at the 7th fret, your little finger on the E string at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 8th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 9 7 9 8 8 8 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭m9?

E♭m9, E♭ minor ninth, is E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭ and F: the root (E♭), the minor third (G♭), the perfect fifth (B♭), the minor seventh (D♭) and the ninth (F). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9.