What notes are in a Ab13b9 chord?

Ab13b9 is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, A, F: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭9, 13 of Ab.

How do you play Ab13b9 on guitar?

6th String Root: 4 x 4 2 1 1; 5th String Root: x 11 10 11 10 13 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Ab13b9?

Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab13b9: Ab Half-Whole Diminished, Ab Mixolydian b2.

Guitar chord · Dominant 13b9

Ab13b9 chord (Ab Dominant 13b9)

Dominant 13th with a flat 9th: a dominant chord that fits the half-whole diminished scale.

Notes AbCEbGbAF

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9 13

Shapes 2 on this page

Ab13b9 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

6th String Root 4 x 4 2 1 1

5th String Root x 11 10 11 10 13

Interactive chord diagram

Ab13b9 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Ab13b9

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ab13b9 is the chord of the moment.

Ab Half-Whole Diminished Ab Mixolydian b2

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Questions

What notes are in a Ab13b9 chord?: Ab13b9 is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, A, F: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭9, 13 of Ab.
How do you play Ab13b9 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 4 x 4 2 1 1; 5th String Root: x 11 10 11 10 13 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ab13b9?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab13b9: Ab Half-Whole Diminished, Ab Mixolydian b2.

Dominant 13b9 chords in every key

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