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Ab13b9 Ukulele Chord

A rich dominant chord with the chromatic tension of a flat ninth. Typical of jazz turnarounds. On guitar, the fifth and eleventh are omitted — usually only 4 notes are played.

Ukulele

Strings 2–5–2–3

How to play the Ab13b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–5–2–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 5 · pinky
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger

Other names for the Ab13b9 chord

Other names: Ab 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: Ab 13b9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Ab13b9 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
Gb Minor 7th
A Minor 9th
Db Perfect 11th
F Major 13th

All variations

Fret 2
2–5–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–5–8
Fret 8
11–9–8–8
Fret 11
11–12–13–12

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys