E♭7♭9 chord on guitar

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

How to play E♭7♭9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e5

x6565x

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

What's in E♭7♭9

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

E♭7♭9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112F♭GB♭D♭E♭F♭B♭D♭E♭F♭GE♭F♭GB♭D♭GB♭D♭E♭F♭GD♭E♭F♭GB♭F♭GB♭D♭E♭F♭

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.

Related chords

Other E♭ chords

Other dominant 7 flat 9 chords

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