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

G♯M9♭13G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th

ERoot

G♯tone

Btone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Ctone

Formula ♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 3 · Notes E · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · C

How to play it

G♯M9♭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).

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (5 4 6 4 6 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 6 6 6 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 8 6 6 5 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 17th position (17 19 18 18 18 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 17th position (17 20 18 18 17 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

G♯M9♭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.

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (5 4 6 4 6 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 6 6 6 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 8 6 6 5 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 17th position (17 19 18 18 18 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G♯ Major 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 17th position (17 20 18 18 17 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How G♯M9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedark

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯ · C

Formula (scale degrees)♭6 · 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 3

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