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G7♭9 guitar chord

G 7 flat 9. Notes: G B D F A♭.
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Easy shape

Intermediate
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E-shape · fret 3 · Full & movable

Root on the 6th string at fret 3. Set your first finger across fret 3 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

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

Harder shape

Intermediate
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A-shape · fret 10 · Full & movable

Root on the 5th string at fret 10. Set your first finger across fret 9 first, then add the others.

String by string, low to high

  1. Low E muted: don’t play it
  2. A fret 10, finger 2 (G)
  3. D fret 9, finger 1 (B)
  4. G fret 10, finger 3 (F)
  5. B fret 9, finger 1 (A♭)
  6. High E muted: don’t play it
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