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C#b13#9 Ukulele Chord

A dramatic altered chord close to the "Hendrix chord" with an added flat thirteenth. Used in jazz and blues-rock. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 2–4–1–2

How to play the C#b13#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–4–1–2 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 4 · little finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for C#b13#9 chord

Other names: C# flat 13 sharp 9, C# 7b13#9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen sharp nine chord

Common name: C# b13#9 chord

Intervals and tones in C#b13#9 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
H Minor 7th
E Augmented 9th
A Minor 13th

All Variations

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

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The same chord type in other keys