G7b9 Dominant 7th
The G7b9 chord is built from the notes G – B – D – F – Ab.
Piano sound loads on first tap.
Also known as
G13addb9b13G7-alt7b9G7addb9
Chord tones, one by one
GRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — G.
BThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
DFifth
Perfect fifth
Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.
FSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
AbExtension
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