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F7b9#5 Ukulele Chord

An intensely tense altered chord combining an augmented fifth with a flat ninth. Used in jazz for dramatic resolution, typically to a minor chord a fourth up.

Ukulele

Strings 2–3–2–4

How to play the F7b9#5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–2–4 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 4 · ring finger

Notation for F7b9#5 chord

Other names: F 7th flat 9 sharp 5, F 7b9#5

Music theory name: seventh flat nine augmented fifth chord

Common name: F 7b9#5 chord

Intervals and tones in F7b9#5 chord

Note Interval
F Root
A Major 3rd
C# Augmented 5th
Eb Minor 7th
F# Minor 9th

All Variations

Open
2–3–2–4
Fret 5
6–6–5–6
Fret 8
8–9–9–9
Fret 11
11–13–11–12

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys