E9♭5 6-string bass chord

How to play E9♭5 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the E to the C at the 6th fret, your undefined finger on the B string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 7th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 7th fret.

From the B string 5 6 7 6 7 6 (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.