G7b9 Ukulele Chord

A dramatic, tense sound. Common in jazz and flamenco. The flat ninth creates a strong chromatic pull toward resolution. On guitar, the fifth is sometimes omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–1–2

How to play the G7b9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–1–2 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 1 · index finger

3rd string (C) Fret 2 · ring finger

2nd string (E) Fret 1 · middle finger

1st string (A) Fret 2 · little finger