Chord · Altered Dom.

E♭7♭5♭9 — E♭ Altered ♭5♭9

E♭7♭5♭9 is the E♭ altered ♭5♭9 chord. It is built on the root E♭ with major 3rd (G), diminished 5th (B𝄫), minor 7th (D♭) and minor 9th (F♭) above it — the formula 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9, sounding the notes E♭ G B𝄫 D♭ F♭. On the piano it sits at Eb (octave 4) and above in the library's voicing; the same 5 notes in any octave are still E♭7♭5♭9.

Root
E♭
Quality
Altered ♭5♭9
Formula
1 3 ♭5 ♭7 ♭9
Notes
E♭ G B𝄫 D♭ F♭

On the keyboard

E♭7♭5♭9 on the piano keyboard: E♭ G B𝄫 D♭ F♭E♭GB𝄫D♭F♭

The notes of E♭7♭5♭9

DegreeNoteInterval from the rootPitch
1E♭rootE♭4
3Gmajor 3rdG4
♭5B𝄫diminished 5thB♭♭4
♭7D♭minor 7thD♭5
♭9F♭minor 9thF♭5

Other altered dom. on E♭

Altered ♭5♭9 chords on every root

Part of the chord reference. See also the scales and the keys.