C7♭9/D♭

C7♭9/D♭ is a C dominant 7th flat 9th chord with D♭ in the bass.

C7♭9/D♭ guitar chord is also written as Cdom7♭9/D♭ or C7(♭9)/D♭.

Below are up to 8 popular shapes for the C7♭9/D♭ guitar chord, with suggested finger positions on the fretboard.

How to play the C7♭9/D♭ chord

String numbers run from the thinnest string (1st) to the thickest string (6th). Match each numbered finger to the diagrams.

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• Place your index finger (1) on the 4th fret of the 5th (A) string.
• Place your middle finger (2) on the 5th fret of the 2nd (B) string, 3rd (G) string, and 4th (D) string in a barre.
• Place your ring finger (3) on the 6th fret of the 1st (high E) string.
• Do not play the 6th (low E) string.

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• Place your index finger (1) on the 9th fret of the 1st (high E) string, 3rd (G) string, and 6th (low E) string in a barre.
• Place your middle finger (2) on the 10th fret of the 5th (A) string.
• Place your ring finger (3) on the 10th fret of the 4th (D) string.
• Place your little finger (4) on the 11th fret of the 2nd (B) string.

View C dominant 7th flat 9th inversions and slash chords

C7♭9 - C7♭9/E - C7♭9/G - C7♭9/B♭ - C7♭9/D♭

View dominant 7th flat 9th chord for guitar with other root notes

C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C♯ - D♯ - F♯ - G♯ - A♯ - D♭ - E♭ - G♭ - A♭ - B♭