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Guitar chord · Dominant 7b5b9

E7b5b9 chord (E Dominant 7b5b9)

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

Notes EG#BbDF
Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9
Shapes 1 on this page

E7b5b9 chord shapes

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

5th String Root x 7 6 7 6 6

Interactive chord diagram

E7b5b9 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 E7b5b9

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when E7b5b9 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a E7b5b9 chord?
E7b5b9 is E, G#, Bb, D, F: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, ♭9 of E.
How do you play E7b5b9 on guitar?
5th String Root: x 7 6 7 6 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with E7b5b9?
Scales on E that contain every note of E7b5b9: E Altered, E Half-Whole Diminished, E Oriental, E Enigmatic, E Tritone.

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