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E♭ dominant seventh flat nine chord

E♭7♭9

E♭ dominant seventh flat nine

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • ♭9

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 5

Lay your index flat across strings 4 to 2 at fret 5.

E×ADGBe×56789Barre at fret 5E♭GD♭F♭

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. E♭1
  2. F♭♭9
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. G3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. B♭5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. D♭♭7
  12. 7
  • E♭ Root
  • G Major 3rd
  • B♭ Perfect 5th
  • D♭ Minor 7th
  • F♭ Minor 9th

About this chord

What is an E♭ dominant seventh flat nine chord?

E♭7♭9 is built from 5 notes: E♭ (the root), G (the 3), B♭ (the 5), D♭ (the ♭7), F♭ (the ♭9). Dark tension that pulls hard towards a minor chord.

Notes
E♭ · G · B♭ · D♭ · F♭
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9
Also written
E♭7(♭9)
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

Neighbours

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