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A13b9 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 0–1–2–1

How to play the A13b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–1–2–1 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) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 1 · middle finger

Notation for A13b9 chord

Other names: A 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: A 13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in A13b9 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th
B Minor 9th
D Perfect 11th
F# Major 13th

All Variations

Open
0–1–2–1
Fret 3
3–6–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–6–9
Fret 9
12–10–9–9

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys