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Eb7b9 Guitar Chord

A dramatic, tense sound. Common in jazz and flamenco. The flat ninth creates a strong chromatic pull toward resolution. On guitar, the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–X–1–0–2–0

How to play the Eb7b9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–1–0–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Muted
4th string (D) Fret 1 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · pinky
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the Eb7b9 chord

Other names: Eb 7th flat 9

Music theory name: seventh flat nine chord

Common name: Eb 7b9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Eb7b9 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
Bb Perfect 5th
Db Minor 7th
Fb Minor 9th

All variations

Open
X–X–1–0–2–0
Fret 5
X–6–5–6–5–6
Fret 6
X–6–8–6–8–0
Fret 9
11–10–11–9–X–X

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys