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E7♭9 chord

E Dominant 7th Flat 9

E7b9 · Root

1E43G#45B4b7D5b9F5
C415C5b7b9C63

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Notes

E – G♯ – B – D – F

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – b9

Practice Note

A flat ninth gives the dominant a strong pull, especially as V7 in a minor key, where Phrygian dominant or the altered scale are common choices. The half-whole diminished scale suits resolutions to major; b9 and the guide tones resolve into the following chord.

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E7 · SimplerE13b9 · RicherE7#9 · SiblingAm · Resolves toBm7b5 · ii in minorFdim7 · Same notes (upper)

About E7b9

The E7b9 chord sounds dark and dramatic, a staple of minor-key resolutions. Its notes are E, G#, B, D, F.

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 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 5E13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9E7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Eaug7 — Augmented 7thEdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thEaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th