C#9b5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Dominant Ninth Flat Five)

How to play C#9b5

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F, G, B and D# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

C#root

F3 · major third

Gb5 · diminished fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

D#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

C#root

F3 · major third

Gb5 · diminished fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

D#9 · ninth

The 9b5 is a dominant ninth with a lowered fifth, a jazz chord with a lot of tension. The formula is 1 3 b5 b7 9. Strictly by music theory the notes are spelled C#, E#, G, B and D#; E# is the same key as F.

C#9b5 on guitar C#9b5 on ukulele

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#5power chord C#m6minor sixth C#m9minor ninth

dominant ninth flat five chords in every key

C9b5 C#9b5 D9b5 D#9b5 E9b5 F9b5 F#9b5 G9b5 G#9b5 A9b5 A#9b5 B9b5

Questions

What notes are in the C#9b5 chord?

C#9b5 (C sharp dominant ninth flat five) is made of five notes: C# (root), F (major third), G (diminished fifth), B (minor seventh) and D# (ninth).

How do you play C#9b5 on piano?

Play C#, F, G, B and D# together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a dominant ninth flat five chord sound like?

The 9b5 is a dominant ninth with a lowered fifth, a jazz chord with a lot of tension.