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E13♭9 chord

E Dominant 13th Flat 9

E13b9 · Root

1E33G#35B3b7D4b9F413C#5
C315C4b7b9C5313

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Notes

E – G♯ – B – D – F – C♯

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – b9 – 13

Practice Note

This dominant color is associated with the half-whole diminished scale and commonly resolves to a major chord; it is not a standard minor-key ii–V–i sound because its natural 13 clashes with the minor tonic’s b6. The 5th is a frequent omission in piano voicings, while the b9 and guide tones carry the tension.

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About E13b9

The E13b9 chord sounds distinctive, with a dominant 13th flat 9 character. Its notes are E, G#, B, D, F, C#. This chord is commonly heard in jazz.

Jazz
All E chords (61)

Triads

E — MajorEm — MinorEdim — DiminishedEaug — AugmentedEsus2 — Suspended 2ndEsus4 — Suspended 4thE5 — Power Chord

7ths

E7 — Dominant 7thEmaj7 — Major 7thEm7 — Minor 7thEm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Edim7 — Diminished 7thEm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thE6 — Major 6thEm6 — Minor 6thE7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4E7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

E9 — Dominant 9thEmaj9 — Major 9thEm9 — Minor 9thEadd9 — Add 9Eadd11 — Add 11Eadd2 — Add 2Eadd#11 — Add Sharp 11E11 — Dominant 11thE13 — Dominant 13thE6/9 — 6/9Emaj13 — Major 13thEm(add2) — Minor Add 2Em(add9) — Minor Add 9Em(add11) — Minor Add 11EmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thEm11 — Minor 11thEm13 — Minor 13thEm6/9 — Minor 6/9E7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11E9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11E13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11E9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4E13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Emaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Emaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11EmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thEm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

E7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9E7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9E13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9E7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9E7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5E7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5E7alt — Altered DominantE7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5E7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5E7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5E7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9E9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5E9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5E7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Eaug7 — Augmented 7thEdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thEaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th