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Bb13#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 2–3–3–5

How to play the Bb13#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–3–5 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 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 5 · pinky

Other names for the Bb13#9 chord

Other names: B flat 13 sharp 9, B7b13#9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen sharp nine chord

Common name: B b13#9 chord

Notes and intervals in the Bb13#9 chord

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

All variations

Fret 2
2–3–3–5
Fret 5
8–7–5–5
Fret 5
7–7–5–6
Fret 8
8–9–10–10

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys