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Abb13b9 Ukulele Chord

A dark, tense chord with double chromatic alteration. Typical of jazz ii–V–i progressions in minor keys. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 2–4–2–3

How to play the Abb13b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–4–2–3 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 4 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger

Other names for the Abb13b9 chord

Other names: Ab flat 13 flat 9, Ab7b13b9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen flat nine chord

Common name: Ab b13b9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Abb13b9 chord

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

All variations

Open
2–4–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–5–7
Fret 8
9–9–8–9
Fret 11
11–12–12–12

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys