What notes are in a A7b5b9 chord?

A7b5b9 is A, C#, Eb, G, Bb: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 of A.

How do you play A7b5b9 on guitar?

5th String Root: x 12 11 12 11 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with A7b5b9?

Scales on A that contain every note of A7b5b9: A Altered, A Half-Whole Diminished, A Oriental, A Enigmatic, A Tritone.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b5b9

A7b5b9 chord (A Dominant 7b5b9)

Dominant 7th with a lowered 5th and a flat 9th: an altered dominant with no natural 5th.

Notes AC#EbGBb

Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9

Shapes 1 on this page

A7b5b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

5th String Root x 12 11 12 11 11

Interactive chord diagram

A7b5b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over A7b5b9

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when A7b5b9 is the chord of the moment.

A Altered A Half-Whole Diminished A Oriental A Enigmatic A Tritone

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Questions

What notes are in a A7b5b9 chord?: A7b5b9 is A, C#, Eb, G, Bb: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 of A.
How do you play A7b5b9 on guitar?: 5th String Root: x 12 11 12 11 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with A7b5b9?: Scales on A that contain every note of A7b5b9: A Altered, A Half-Whole Diminished, A Oriental, A Enigmatic, A Tritone.

Dominant 7b5b9 chords in every key

C7b5b9 C#7b5b9 D7b5b9 Eb7b5b9 E7b5b9 F7b5b9 F#7b5b9 G7b5b9 Ab7b5b9 A7b5b9 Bb7b5b9 B7b5b9