E 7b9 Chord on Tenor Ukulele

Play E 7b9 on Tenor Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

E 7b9 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: G 1st fret, C 5th fret, E open, A 5th fret.

The E 7b9 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes E, F, G#, B, D. This page shows how to play E 7b9 on Tenor Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the E string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 5 frets. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E4 up to D5.

It has a scale around 17 inches, the roomiest of the common ukulele sizes.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.