D7♭9 chord on guitar

D7♭9 is the D dominant 7 flat 9 chord. Its notes are D, F♯, A, C and E♭. A compact four-finger grip without the fifth. Try it as V in a minor key.

How to play D7♭9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e

x5454x

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in D7♭9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9
Also written
D7♭9
Chord type
Dominant 7 flat 9

D7♭9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112F♯ACDE♭ACDE♭F♯ADE♭F♯ACDACDE♭F♯CDE♭F♯AF♯ACDE♭

Every D, F♯, A, C and E♭ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, D. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

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