# 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 D in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd 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: 23

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 5 3 0 0 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/x53004)
- Shape 2: -1 5 5 4 6 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/x55464)
- Shape 3: 10 8 0 0 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/a80097)
- Shape 4: 10 10 0 10 9 7 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/aa0a97)
- Shape 5: 10 11 0 0 0 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/ab000d)
- Shape 6: 10 11 12 0 0 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/abc00d)
- Shape 7: 10 11 0 12 0 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/ab0c0d)
- Shape 8: 10 11 12 12 0 13 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/g-dominant-7th-flat-9th/d/abcc0d)

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