How to play A7b9b5: a dominant 7th flat 9 flat 5 built on A, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is one possible voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to A. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | A | C# | Eb | Bb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b5 | b9 |
A7b9b5 is a dominant 7th flat 9 flat 5 with A as its root. The full theoretical spelling is A, C#, Eb, G, Bb. This voicing does without the flat 7th, which changes the character more noticeably.
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