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

How to play G#9b5

Find G# just below middle C. That is the root.
Add C, D, F# and A# 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

G#root

C3 · major third

Db5 · diminished fifth

F#b7 · minor seventh

A#9 · ninth

Notes and theory

G#root

C3 · major third

Db5 · diminished fifth

F#b7 · minor seventh

A#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 G#, B#, D, F# and A#; B# is the same key as C.

G#9b5 on guitar G#9b5 on ukulele

More G# chords

All G# piano chords

G#major G#mminor G#7dominant seventh G#m7minor seventh G#maj7major seventh G#sus4suspended fourth G#sus2suspended second G#dimdiminished G#augaugmented G#6major sixth G#9dominant ninth G#add9added ninth G#m7b5half-diminished G#dim7diminished seventh G#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth G#5power chord G#m6minor sixth G#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 G#9b5 chord?

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

How do you play G#9b5 on piano?

Play G#, C, D, F# and A# 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.