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Cb13b9 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 1–1–0–1

How to play the Cb13b9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for Cb13b9 chord

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

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen flat nine chord

Common name: C b13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in Cb13b9 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–1–0–1
Open
3–4–4–4
Fret 6
6–8–6–7
Fret 9
9–10–9–11

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys