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C#13b9 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 4–2–1–1

How to play the C#13b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–2–1–1 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 4 · little finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for C#13b9 chord

Other names: C# 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: C# 13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in C#13b9 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
H Minor 7th
D Minor 9th
F# Perfect 11th
B Major 13th

All Variations

Open
4–2–1–1
Open
3–2–1–2
Fret 4
4–5–6–5
Fret 7
7–10–7–8

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys