How to Play C9b5 Chord on Guitar | C Dominant Ninth Flat five

The intervals in this chord are Root, Major Third, diminished Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Major Ninth

The C Dominant Ninth Flat five chord is known as:

C Dominant Ninth Flat Five
C 9-5
C 9(b5)
C Dom9b5
C9b5

The C9b5 chord is made up of the notes C, E, Gb, Bb, and D

Notes of the C 9b5 chord:

CEGbBbD

Tones in the Dominant Ninth Flat five chord:

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Guitar Patterns for the C Dominant Ninth Flat five chord

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

Complete Fretboard Map of C 9b5 chord tones

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
Improvise targeting the right notes
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Notes of the C 9b5 chord:

Tones in the Dominant Ninth Flat five chord:

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