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Abb13#9 Ukulele Chord

A dramatic altered chord close to the "Hendrix chord" with an added flat thirteenth. Used in jazz and blues-rock. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 5–4–2–2

How to play the Abb13#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 5–4–2–2 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 5 · little finger
3rd string (C) Fret 4 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Abb13#9 chord

Other names: Ab flat 13 sharp 9, Ab 7b13#9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen sharp nine chord

Common name: Ab b13#9 chord

Intervals and tones in Abb13#9 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
F# Minor 7th
H Augmented 9th
E Minor 13th

All Variations

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

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The same chord type in other keys