A13(b9) Guitar Chord Chart | A Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine
Welcome to our tutorial on the A 13(b9) chord, a complex and fascinating chord that belongs to the Dominant Chords family. This chord is composed of the notes A, C#, E, G, Bb, D, and F#, and is built using a series of specific music intervals: 1 (Root), 3 (Major Third), 5 (Perfect Fifth), b7 (Minor Seventh), b9 (Minor Ninth), 11 (Perfect Eleventh), and 13 (Major Thirteenth).
The A 13(b9) chord is a perfect example of how chords can be constructed by stacking intervals. If you're not familiar with this concept, you might want to check out our tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals before diving into this complex chord.
This chord is part of the dominant (7) guitar chords family, which are commonly used in many different genres of music, including blues and jazz. The inclusion of the b9 (Minor Ninth) interval gives this chord a distinctive, slightly dissonant sound that can add a lot of character to your music.
In this tutorial, we will provide chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that show the exact positions of the tones composing the A 13(b9) chord. This will help you to understand the structure of the chord and how to play it on the guitar. We will also explain how the chord is notated, based on the intervals that compose it. For more information on this topic, you can refer to our tutorial on how to denote chords.
Learning to play and understand the A 13(b9) chord is a great way to expand your guitar skills beyond the basics. If you're ready to take your playing to the next level, this tutorial about more advanced chords might be of interest to you.
So grab your guitar and get ready to dive into the world of the A 13(b9) chord. It may be challenging at first, but with practice and patience, you'll be able to add this unique chord to your repertoire.
Notes in the A 13(b9) chord:
AC#EGBbDF#
How the Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine chord is built:
Fingerings for the A Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine guitar chord
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Position 1
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Play This Chord With Other Roots
C 13(b9) | D 13(b9) | E 13(b9) | F 13(b9) | G 13(b9) | A 13(b9) | B 13(b9) | C#13(b9) | D#13(b9) | F#13(b9) | G#13(b9) | A#13(b9) | Ab13(b9) | Bb13(b9) | Db13(b9) | Eb13(b9) | Gb13(b9)
How to build the A 13(b9) chord on guitar
This fretboard map shows you the tones in the chord all along the neck. You can play this chord by choosing some of the chord tones.