E9♭5 5-string bass chord

How to play E9♭5 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 9th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 7th fret. Let the E string ring open.

From the B string 9 0 9 8 7 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E9♭5?

E9♭5, E ninth flat five, is E, G♯, B♭, D and F♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the diminished fifth (B♭), the minor seventh (D) and the ninth (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♭5 ♭7 9.