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

FM9♭13F Major 9th Flat 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Atone

Ctone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

FM9♭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).

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

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 4 3 3 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 3 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 14th position (14 16 15 15 15 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 14th position (14 17 15 15 14 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

FM9♭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 Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 1 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 4 3 3 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 3 3 2 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 14th position (14 16 15 15 15 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

F Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 14th position (14 17 15 15 14 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How FM9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedark

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · A · C · F♯

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

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