# 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 G in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of A dominant 7th flat 9th.

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## 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: 20

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 3 1 2 2 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/312220)
- Shape 2: 3 1 2 2 2 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/312223)
- Shape 3: 3 0 2 3 2 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/302323)
- Shape 4: 3 4 5 3 5 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/345355)
- Shape 5: 3 0 5 3 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/305320)
- Shape 6: 3 0 2 3 2 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/302325)
- Shape 7: 15 13 14 14 14 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/fdeeec)
- Shape 8: 15 13 14 14 14 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/fdeee0)

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