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F#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 0–3–0–1

How to play the F#13b9 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the F#13b9 chord

Other names: F# 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: F# 13b9 chord

Notes and intervals in the F#13b9 chord

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

All variations

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