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Bb13b9 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 1–2–2–2

How to play the Bb13b9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for Bb13b9 chord

Other names: B flat 13 flat 9, B 7b13b9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen flat nine chord

Common name: B b13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in Bb13b9 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
H Minor 9th
F# Minor 13th

All Variations

Open
1–2–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–4–5
Fret 7
7–8–7–9
Fret 10
11–11–10–11

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys