# 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 E♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th 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: 18

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 6 0 5 7 5 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/x60575)
- Shape 2: -1 6 7 7 7 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/x67778)
- Shape 3: 11 0 10 11 10 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/b0abaa)
- Shape 4: 11 0 0 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/b00bdb)
- Shape 5: 11 12 12 11 13 11 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/bccbdb)
- Shape 6: 11 9 0 8 10 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/b908a8)
- Shape 7: 11 0 0 11 10 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/b00ba8)
- Shape 8: 11 0 10 11 13 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/d-dominant-7th-flat-9th/e-flat/b0abda)

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