Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F9♭13F Dominant 9th Flat 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

F♯tone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭2 · Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯ · C · F♯

How to play it

F9♭13 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE), 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).

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — Open (3 3 1 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 4 5 5 4 5) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 13th position (15 15 13 14 14 15) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (15 16 17 17 16 17) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Read it as tab

F9♭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.

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — Open (3 3 1 2 2 3) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 4 5 5 4 5) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 13th position (15 15 13 14 14 15) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (15 16 17 17 16 17) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE)

Sound

How F9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

tensedark

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭2

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