Dominant 9th ♭5 Chords on Piano
The dominant 9th ♭5 chord combines a flattened fifth with the ninth extension over a dominant 7th foundation. The ♭5 creates a tritone substitute quality while the 9th adds jazz sophistication. It appears in bebop and post-bop as a reharmonization tool and works anywhere a tritone substitution or Lydian Dominant color is desired.
Formula: Root – Major 3rd – Diminished 5th – Minor 7th – Major 9th
Scale degrees: 1–3–♭5–♭7–9
Sound: Sophisticated, tritone-sub, angular, bebop
Symbol: 9♭5 (C9♭5)
Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord in All 18 Keys
C Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
C# Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
Db Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
D Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
D# Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
Eb Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
E Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
F Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
F# Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
Gb Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
G Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
G# Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
Ab Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
A Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
A# Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
Bb Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
B Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord
Cb Dominant 9th ♭5 Chord