How to Play Piano Chord: A dominant 7 flat 9 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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A7♭9

1st inversion

A dominant 7 flat 9

1st inversion

Notes

C♯, E, G, A♯, A

Parent major scale: A

The notes of the A major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	A	root
2	B	second
3	C♯	third
4	D	fourth
5	E	fifth
6	F♯	sixth
7	G♯	seventh
8	A	octave
9	B	ninth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 7 flat 9 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭9

root	A
third	C♯
fifth	E
flat seventh	G
flat ninth	A♯

Similar chords

A dominant 7 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
A minor 7 flat 9 with flattened third

Upper structures

A major + Adim (notes overlap)

Practice the dominant 7 flat 9 chords Practice all inversions of A7♭9

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