Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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).

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — Open (0 3 0 1 0 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — Open (0 2 0 1 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 4 4 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (0 5 4 5 0 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (0 5 6 5 7 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 12th position (12 14 12 13 13 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 12th position (12 15 12 13 12 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

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 (0 3 0 1 0 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — Open (0 2 0 1 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 4 4 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (0 5 4 5 0 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (0 5 6 5 7 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 12th position (12 14 12 13 13 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

F Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 12th position (12 15 12 13 12 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How F9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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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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