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F7b9 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 1–3–1–2–1–2

How to play the F7b9 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 1–3–1–2–1–2 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) Fret 1 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · little finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for F7b9 chord

Other names: F 7th flat 9

Music theory name: seventh flat nine chord

Common name: F 7b9 chord

Intervals and tones in F7b9 chord

Note Interval
F Root
A Major 3rd
C Perfect 5th
Eb Minor 7th
F# Minor 9th

All Variations

Open
1–3–1–2–1–2
Open
X–X–3–2–4–2
Fret 7
X–8–7–8–7–8
Fret 11
13–12–13–11–X–X

Songs using F7b9