Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

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

Standard Tuning (EADGBE), 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 — 2nd position (5 2 3 5 5 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 0 0 0) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 4 5 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 7 5 5 6 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 5th position (5 8 5 5 5 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 14th position (17 14 15 17 17 15) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (17 15 15 16 17 15) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 17th position (17 19 17 17 18 19) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
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 — 2nd position (5 2 3 5 5 3) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 0 0 0) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 4 5 3) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 7 5 5 6 7) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 5th position (5 8 5 5 5 7) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 14th position (17 14 15 17 17 15) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (17 15 15 16 17 15) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
A Minor 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 17th position (17 19 17 17 18 19) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
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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