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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

E7♭9

E dominant flat ninth

Open

A♭
F
B
0 2 0 1 0 13 fingers
A♭
B
F
D
0 2 3 1 3 04 fingers
A♭
F
B
D
0 2 0 1 3 14 fingers

1st position

F
A♭
F
B
E
D
1 2 2 1 3 1barre · 4 fingers
A♭
F
E
D
× × 2 1 3 14 fingers
A♭
F
B
E
D
× 2 2 1 3 1barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr
F
D
B
A♭
D
0 5 3 4 3 4barre · 4 fingers
3fr
F
B
A♭
D
0 5 3 4 0 44 fingers
3fr
F
B
A♭
D
0 5 3 4 × 44 fingers

4th position

4fr
B
A♭
D
A♭
F
0 5 6 4 6 4barre · 4 fingers
4fr
B
A♭
F
E
× 7 0 4 6 44 fingers
4fr
B
D
A♭
F
0 5 6 4 6 ×4 fingers

6th position

6fr
A♭
F
E
D
B
× 7 6 7 6 7barre · 4 fingers
6fr
A♭
F
E
D
B
0 7 6 7 6 7barre · 4 fingers
6fr
A♭
F
D
B
F
0 8 6 7 6 7barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr
D
B
F
B
A♭
0 8 9 7 9 7barre · 4 fingers
7fr
E
B
A♭
F
× 7 0 10 9 74 fingers
7fr
D
F
B
A♭
0 8 9 7 9 ×4 fingers

9th position

9fr
B
A♭
F
D
A♭
0 11 9 10 9 10barre · 4 fingers
9fr
B
A♭
F
D
E
12 × 9 10 9 10barre · 4 fingers
9fr
B
F
D
A♭
0 11 9 10 0 104 fingers

10th position

10fr
F
D
A♭
E
B
12 11 0 10 12 10barre · 4 fingers
10fr
F
D
A♭
D
B
0 11 12 10 12 10barre · 4 fingers
10fr
F
D
A♭
E
B
12 11 × 10 12 10barre · 4 fingers

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