Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

D9♭13D Dominant 9th Flat 13th

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G♯tone
Btone
Dtone
F♯tone
Ctone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 3 · ♭7  ·  Notes E · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · C

How to play it

D9♭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).

D Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 10th position (10 12 10 11 11 12) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
D Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 10th position (10 13 10 11 10 12) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Read it as tab

D9♭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.

D Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 10th position (10 12 10 11 11 12) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
D Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 10th position (10 13 10 11 10 12) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Sound

How D9♭13 sounds

Consonance
1/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tensedark
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · C
Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 1 · 3 · ♭7
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