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C#b13b9 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 2–2–1–2

How to play the C#b13b9 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the C#b13b9 chord

Other names: C# flat 13 flat 9, C#7b13b9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen flat nine chord

Common name: C# b13b9 chord

Notes and intervals in the C#b13b9 chord

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

All variations

Open
2–2–1–2
Fret 4
4–5–5–5
Fret 7
7–9–7–8
Fret 10
10–11–10–12