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E♭7♭9 chord

E♭ Dominant 7th Flat 9

Eb7b9 · Root

1Eb43G45Bb4b7Db5b9Fb5
C43C5b9C615b7

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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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Eb7 · SimplerEb13b9 · RicherEb7#9 · SiblingAbm · Resolves toBbm7b5 · ii in minorEdim7 · Same notes (upper)

About Eb7b9

The Eb7b9 chord sounds dark and dramatic, a staple of minor-key resolutions. Its notes are Eb, G, Bb, Db, Fb.

All Eb chords (61)

Triads

Eb — MajorEbm — MinorEbdim — DiminishedEbaug — AugmentedEbsus2 — Suspended 2ndEbsus4 — Suspended 4thEb5 — Power Chord

7ths

Eb7 — Dominant 7thEbmaj7 — Major 7thEbm7 — Minor 7thEbm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Ebdim7 — Diminished 7thEbm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thEb6 — Major 6thEbm6 — Minor 6thEb7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4Eb7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

Eb9 — Dominant 9thEbmaj9 — Major 9thEbm9 — Minor 9thEbadd9 — Add 9Ebadd11 — Add 11Ebadd2 — Add 2Ebadd#11 — Add Sharp 11Eb11 — Dominant 11thEb13 — Dominant 13thEb6/9 — 6/9Ebmaj13 — Major 13thEbm(add2) — Minor Add 2Ebm(add9) — Minor Add 9Ebm(add11) — Minor Add 11EbmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thEbm11 — Minor 11thEbm13 — Minor 13thEbm6/9 — Minor 6/9Eb7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11Eb9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11Eb13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11Eb9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4Eb13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Ebmaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Ebmaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11EbmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thEbm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

Eb7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9Eb7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9Eb13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9Eb7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5Eb7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5Eb7alt — Altered DominantEb7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5Eb7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5Eb7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5Eb7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9Eb9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5Eb9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5Eb13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9Eb7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Ebaug7 — Augmented 7thEbdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thEbaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th