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E♭min7(♭9)/F♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

E♭ minor 7th flat 9th / F♭ (4th inversion)

The E♭ minor 7th flat 9th minor 7th flat 9th chord extends the minor 7th with a flat ninth F♭, creating a dark, eerie tension. The combination of the minor third G♭, minor seventh D♭, and flat ninth F♭ produces a dissonant, haunting sound perfect for jazz, film scoring, and dramatic resolutions. With F♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 4th inversion of E♭ minor 7th flat 9th.

Root note: E♭
Bass note: F♭
Chord tones: 5
Playable shapes: 53

Chord tones

E♭G♭B♭D♭F♭

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

E♭ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

G♭ Minor Third ♭3

This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.

B♭ Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

D♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

F♭ Minor Ninth ♭9

The flat ninth adds sharper tension and a more dramatic clash.

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