# A dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The A dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth B♭ to the dominant 7th, enhancing its dissonance and harmonic tension. This exotic, unresolved color is popular in jazz and classical cadences for creating dramatic resolutions. With B♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th inversion of A dominant 7th flat 9th.

Source: https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat

## Chord Facts

- Symbol: A7♭9
- Notes: A, C♯, E, G, B♭
- Intervals: 1 (A), 3 (C♯), 5 (E), ♭7 (G), ♭9 (B♭)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 25

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 1 2 2 2 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/x12223)
- Shape 2: 6 0 5 6 5 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/605655)
- Shape 3: 6 0 5 6 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/605656)
- Shape 4: 6 7 7 6 8 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/677686)
- Shape 5: 6 0 7 6 8 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/607680)
- Shape 6: 6 7 7 6 8 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/677680)
- Shape 7: 6 0 8 6 8 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/608680)
- Shape 8: 6 4 7 0 5 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b-flat/647050)

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