How to Play a C13(b9) Chord on Guitar – Easy C Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine Guitar Chord

C 13(b9) position 3 guitar chord diagram

The intervals in this chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh, Minor Ninth, Major Eleventh, and Major Thirteen

The C Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine chord is spelled in the following ways:

  • C Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine
  • C 13-9
  • C 13b9
  • C13(b9)

The notes in this chord are C, E, G, Bb, Db, F, and A

Notes in the C 13(b9) chord:

CEGBbDbFA

How the Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine chord is built:

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b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
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b7
7
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b9
9
#9
11
#11
13

How To Play The C Dominant Thirteen Flat Nine chord on guitar

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C 13(b9) position 3 guitar chord diagram

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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)

Chord tones in the C 13(b9) chord

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

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11
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b7
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b9
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11
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b7
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b9
3
11
5
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b7
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3
11
5
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b7
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b9
3
11
5
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b7
1
b9
3
11
5
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b7
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b9
3
11
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b7
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b9
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11
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b7
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b9
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