Home › C chords for ukulele › C13b9 Ukulele Chord

C13b9 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 2–1–0–1

How to play the C13b9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for C13b9 chord

Other names: C 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: C 13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in C13b9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–1–0–1
Open
3–1–0–0
Fret 3
3–4–5–4
Fret 6
6–9–6–7

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys