D7b9 guitar chord

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About D7b9

D7b9 lowers the 9th of to , one fret above its root: D, F#, A, C and Eb.

That note can fall one fret to the root of a minor home chord. This is a common altered V in a minor cadence, not its only destination.

Also written D7(b9), D7-9 or D7♭9.

D7b9 guitar chord diagram: D, F#, A, C, Eb, played x5454x
D7b9 guitar chord voicing: x-5-4-5-4-x.

How to use D7b9

1The V of a minor key

V in G minor

D7b9 is the dominant a minor key builds from its own notes. The flat nine is the key’s flat sixth, a half step above the fifth of Gm, and it falls there.

Compare with

Listen for: The flat nine falls a half step to the fifth of the minor chord. On the plain seventh chord that string holds the root.

What to play over D7b9

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Chords near D7b9

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Altered dominant chords on every root

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