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Eb7b9#5 Ukulele Chord

An intensely tense altered chord combining an augmented fifth with a flat ninth. Used in jazz for dramatic resolution, typically to a minor chord a fourth up.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–0–2

How to play the Eb7b9#5 chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Notation for Eb7b9#5 chord

Other names: Eb 7th flat 9 sharp 5, Eb 7b9#5

Music theory name: seventh flat nine augmented fifth chord

Common name: Eb 7b9#5 chord

Intervals and tones in Eb7b9#5 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
H Augmented 5th
C# Minor 7th
E Minor 9th

All Variations

Open
0–1–0–2
Open
4–4–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–7–7
Fret 9
9–11–9–10

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys