How to Play Piano Chord: E dominant 9 flat 5 — 4th inv | PianoKitty

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E9♭5

4th inversion

E dominant 9 flat 5

4th inversion

Notes

F♯, E, G♯, A♯, D

Parent major scale: E

The notes of the E major scale are:

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

1, 3, ♭5, ♭7, 9

root	E
third	G♯
flat fifth	A♯
flat seventh	D
ninth	F♯

Similar chords

E dominant 7 flat 5 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
E half-diminished 9 with flattened third
E dominant 9 with raised fifth

Practice the dominant 9 flat 5 chords Practice all inversions of E9♭5

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