G7♭9 chord on guitar

G7♭9 is the G dominant 7 flat 9 chord. Its notes are G, B, D, F and A♭. A compact four-finger grip without the fifth. Try it as V in a minor key.

How to play G7♭9

Root on A string

no fifth
×EADGB×e9

x-10-9-10-9-x

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

What's in G7♭9

Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9
Also written
G7♭9
Chord type
Dominant 7 flat 9

G7♭9 notes across the neck

open123456789101112FGA♭BDBDFGA♭DFGA♭BDGA♭BDFGBDFGA♭BFGA♭BD

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

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