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F#b13b9 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 0–2–0–1

How to play the F#b13b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–2–0–1 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 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the F#b13b9 chord

Other names: F# flat 13 flat 9, F#7b13b9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen flat nine chord

Common name: F# b13b9 chord

Notes and intervals in the F#b13b9 chord

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

All variations

Open
0–2–0–1
Fret 3
3–4–3–5
Fret 6
7–7–6–7
Fret 9
9–10–10–10

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys