# 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 G in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd 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: 13

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: 3 3 2 3 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/332320)
- Shape 2: -1 10 10 9 11 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/xaa9b9)
- Shape 3: 3 3 5 3 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/335320)
- Shape 4: 3 4 5 5 5 6 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/345556)
- Shape 5: 15 15 14 15 14 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/ffefe0)
- Shape 6: 3 3 2 3 2 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/33232x)
- Shape 7: 3 3 -1 3 2 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/33x320)
- Shape 8: 3 4 -1 3 1 0 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/c-dominant-7th-flat-9th/g/34x310)

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