Eb7b9 Dominant 7th
The Eb7b9 chord is built from the notes Eb – G – Bb – Db – Fb.
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Also known as
Eb13addb9b13Eb7-alt7b9Eb7addb9
Chord tones, one by one
EbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Eb.
GThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
BbFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
DbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
FbExtension
Flat ninth (♭9)
A ♭9 — sharp, dissonant tension typical of altered dominant chords.
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Half-whole diminished scale; its characteristic note is the ♭9 / ♭2.
🎸 Genres
Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz