C7(b9)
C7(b9)
C 7(b9)
Advanced
Major
Altered
7b9 chord - dominant with flat 9
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
C
RootE
Major 3rdG
Perfect 5thBb
Minor 7thDb
Minor 9thInterval Details
C
Root
E
Major 3rd
G
Perfect 5th
Bb
Minor 7th
Db
Minor 9th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9m
Sound Character
Timbre
Bright, stable
Emotion
Happy, optimistic, strong
Suitable Genres
Pop, Rock, Country, Classical
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
C - E - G - Bb - Db
Bass: CInversion 1
E - G - Bb - Db - C
Bass: EInversion 2
G - Bb - Db - C - E
Bass: GInversion 3
Bb - Db - C - E - G
Bass: BbInversion 4
Db - C - E - G - Bb
Bass: DbCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the C7(b9) chord.
Related Chords
Extended from C7(b9)
C13b9
C7b9b13
C7b9#11
C13b9#11
C7b9b13#11
C7b9#9
Simplified
C5
C7no5
CM
C7
Calt7
CMaddb9
Alternate Symbols
C7b9
Tags
altered
dominant
Piano
Voicing 1 / 2
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4