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F13b9 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 2–3–2–5

How to play the F13b9 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for F13b9 chord

Other names: F 13th flat 9

Music theory name: thirteenth flat nine chord

Common name: F 13b9 chord

Intervals and tones in F13b9 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
2–3–2–5
Fret 5
8–6–5–5
Fret 8
8–9–10–9
Fret 11
11–14–11–12

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys