# C dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The C dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth D♭ 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 D♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th inversion of C dominant 7th flat 9th.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: C7♭9
- Notes: C, E, G, B♭, D♭
- Intervals: 1 (C), 3 (E), 5 (G), ♭7 (B♭), ♭9 (D♭)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 8

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 4 5 5 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/x45556)
- Shape 2: 9 10 10 9 11 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aa9b9)
- Shape 3: 9 10 10 9 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aa9b0)
- Shape 4: 9 10 10 0 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aa0b0)
- Shape 5: 9 10 10 12 11 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aacb0)
- Shape 6: 9 10 10 9 11 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aa9bc)
- Shape 7: 9 10 10 0 11 12 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aa0bc)
- Shape 8: 9 10 10 9 11 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d-flat/9aa9bx)

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