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D13b9 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 5–3–2–2

How to play the D13b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 5–3–2–2 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 5 · little finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for D13b9 chord

Other names: D 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: D 13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in D13b9 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F# Major 3rd
A Perfect 5th
C Minor 7th
Eb Minor 9th
G Perfect 11th
H Major 13th

All Variations

Fret 2
5–3–2–2
Open
4–3–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–7–6
Fret 8
8–11–8–9

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys