Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

F7♭9F Dominant 7th Flat 9th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · B

How to play it

F7♭9 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 6 5 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 8 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 8th position (11 x 8 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 x 9 11 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 x 11 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 13 11 12 x 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 13 x 12 14 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar chord — 11th position (11 13 11 12 11 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

F7♭9 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 6 5 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 8 9 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 8th position (11 x 8 9 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 x 9 11 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 x 11 12 11 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 13 11 12 x 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 13 x 12 14 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
F Dominant 7th Flat 9th guitar tab — 11th position (11 13 11 12 11 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How F7♭9 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensedramaticexotic
Genres
jazzclassicallatin
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭5
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