Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2

AM9♭13A Major 9th Flat 13th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Ftone
G♯tone
Dtone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · D

How to play it

AM9♭13 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 0 0 4 4 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 2 0 2 4 2) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (5 0 4 7 4 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (5 5 4 4 4 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 6 7 7 7 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 7 8 7 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 16th position (17 17 16 16 16 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 17th position (17 18 19 19 19 19) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AM9♭13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 0 0 4 4 2) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 2 0 2 4 2) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (5 0 4 7 4 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (5 5 4 4 4 5) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 6 7 7 7 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 7 8 7 7) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 16th position (17 17 16 16 16 17) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
A Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 17th position (17 18 19 19 19 19) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM9♭13 sounds

Consonance
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Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
densedark
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 4
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