Eb9#5 chord

Eb9#5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

Description

The Eb9#5 is an altered dominant chord and is usually played in one of the two movable shapes depending on the most fitting position on the fretboard (it's also sometimes played with the root on the 4th string as a rootless voicing).

Chord structure

The chord consists of five notes. The notes represent the root, major third, augmented fifth, minor seventh and ninth intervals. Notice that the third is sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Eb9#5 is an abbreviation for E flat dominant ninth with a sharpened fifth. Other abbreviations are Eb9(#5) and Eb9+5. Notice that the chord also can be named as Eb9b13.

Notes

The notes that the Eb9#5 chord consists of are Eb, G, B, Db and F.

Chord progressions

Examples of progressions featuring Eb9#5.

Progression 1: Eb9#5 functions as a V chord.
Cm7	Fm7	Eb9#5	Abmaj7

Progression 2: Classic jazz resolution.
Fm7	Bb9	Eb9#5	Abmaj7

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