# G dominant 7th flat 9th Guitar Chord

> The G dominant 7th flat 9th dominant 7th flat 9th chord adds a flat ninth A♭ 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 B in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of G dominant 7th flat 9th.

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## Chord Facts

- Symbol: G7♭9
- Notes: G, B, D, F, A♭
- Intervals: 1 (G), 3 (B), 5 (D), ♭7 (F), ♭9 (A♭)
- Mood: dissonant, dramatic, intense, dark
- Genres: Jazz, Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Latin
- Playable shapes: 11

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 2 3 1 3 3 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/x23133)
- Shape 2: 7 8 0 0 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/780097)
- Shape 3: 7 5 5 4 6 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/755464)
- Shape 4: 7 5 0 0 6 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/750064)
- Shape 5: 7 5 5 0 6 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/755064)
- Shape 6: 7 8 0 0 9 10 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/78009a)
- Shape 7: -1 14 15 13 15 15 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/xefdff)
- Shape 8: 7 8 0 0 9 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/b/78009x)

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