# D dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The D dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth E♭ 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 A in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of D dominant 7th flat 9th.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: D7♭9
- Notes: D, F♯, A, C, E♭
- Intervals: 1 (D), 3 (F♯), 5 (A), ♭7 (C), ♭9 (E♭)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 20

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 0 0 8 7 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/x00878)
- Shape 2: -1 0 0 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/x00bdb)
- Shape 3: -1 12 0 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/xc0bdb)
- Shape 4: -1 0 12 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/x0cbdb)
- Shape 5: -1 12 12 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/xccbdb)
- Shape 6: 5 3 0 2 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/530242)
- Shape 7: -1 0 0 5 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/x00542)
- Shape 8: 5 0 0 5 4 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/a/500542)

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