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F7♭9 guitar chord

F 7 flat 9. Notes: F A C E♭ G♭.
01

Easy shape

Intermediate
111423FECAE♭DAGCBG♭e

E-shape · fret 1 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 1. Set your first finger across fret 1 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E fret 1, finger 1 (F)
  2. A fret 3, finger 4 (C)
  3. D fret 1, finger 1 (E♭)
  4. G fret 2, finger 2 (A)
  5. B fret 1, finger 1 (C)
  6. High E fret 2, finger 3 (G♭)
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02

Harder shape

Intermediate
××11237fr–EFAADE♭GG♭B–e

A-shape · fret 8 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 8. Set your first finger across fret 7 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 8, finger 2 (F)
  3. D fret 7, finger 1 (A)
  4. G fret 8, finger 3 (E♭)
  5. B fret 7, finger 1 (G♭)
  6. High E muted: don’t play it
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