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Fb13#9 Ukulele Chord

A dramatic altered chord close to the "Hendrix chord" with an added flat thirteenth. Used in jazz and blues-rock. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 2–3–4–4

How to play the Fb13#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–4–4 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 4 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Fb13#9 chord

Other names: F flat 13 sharp 9, F 7b13#9

Music theory name: seventh flat thirteen sharp nine chord

Common name: F b13#9 chord

Intervals and tones in Fb13#9 chord

Note Interval
F Root
A Major 3rd
C Perfect 5th
Eb Minor 7th
Ab Augmented 9th
C# Minor 13th

All Variations

Open
2–3–4–4
Fret 5
6–8–5–6
Fret 8
8–9–9–11
Fret 11
14–13–11–11

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys