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

Am9♭13A Minor 9th Flat 13th

F♯Root
Atone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Dtone

Formula 6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · A · C♯ · E · G♯ · D

How to play it

Am9♭13 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 6 6 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 5 6 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 6 6 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 6th position (6 9 6 6 6 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (18 15 16 18 18 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 16 17 18 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 18th position (18 20 18 18 19 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 18th position (18 21 18 18 18 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
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 Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 6 6 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 5 6 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 6 6 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 6th position (6 9 6 6 6 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (18 15 16 18 18 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 16 17 18 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 18th position (18 20 18 18 19 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 18th position (18 21 18 18 18 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)
Sound

How Am9♭13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
heavysomber
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A · C♯ · E · G♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)6 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 4
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