What notes are in a E9b5 chord?

E9b5 is E, G#, Bb, D, F#: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, 9 of E.

How do you play E9b5 on guitar?

6th String Root: 12 11 12 11 11 x; 5th String Root: x 7 6 7 7 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Dominant 9b5

E9b5 chord (E Dominant 9b5)

Dominant 9th with a lowered 5th: a dominant chord whose notes all fit the whole-tone scale.

Notes EG#BbDF#

Formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9

Shapes 2 on this page

E9b5 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.

6th String Root 12 11 12 11 11 x

5th String Root x 7 6 7 7 6

Interactive chord diagram

E9b5 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 ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over E9b5

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when E9b5 is the chord of the moment.

E Lydian Dominant E Whole Tone E Leading Whole Tone E Major Locrian E Lydian Dominant b6 E Prometheus

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Questions

What notes are in a E9b5 chord?: E9b5 is E, G#, Bb, D, F#: the 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, 9 of E.
How do you play E9b5 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 12 11 12 11 11 x; 5th String Root: x 7 6 7 7 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with E9b5?: Scales on E that contain every note of E9b5: E Lydian Dominant, E Whole Tone, E Leading Whole Tone, E Major Locrian, E Lydian Dominant b6, E Prometheus.

Dominant 9b5 chords in every key

C9b5 C#9b5 D9b5 Eb9b5 E9b5 F9b5 F#9b5 G9b5 Ab9b5 A9b5 Bb9b5 B9b5