E7♭9 chord on guitar

E7♭9 is the E dominant 7 flat 9 chord. Its notes are E, G♯, B, D and F. A compact four-finger grip without the fifth. Try it as V in a minor key.

How to play E7♭9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e6

x7676x

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

What's in E7♭9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9
Also written
E7♭9
Chord type
Dominant 7 flat 9

E7♭9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112EFG♯BDEBDEFG♯DEFG♯BDG♯BDEFBDEFG♯BEFG♯BDE

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

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