Guitar Upscale13#9 Chord on guitar
A 13#9 chord is a dominant 13th chord with a sharp ninth, a bluesy jazz dominant.
| Written as | C13#9 |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 3 5 b7 #9 13 |
| Notes in C | C E G Bb D# A |
| Semitones from the root | 0, 4, 7, 10, 15, 21 |
About the 13#9 Chord
C13#9 is C, E, G, Bb, D# and A.
The sharp 9th adds the blues bite of the Hendrix chord to the sweet 13th.
The half whole diminished scale fits over it.
Intervals
- 1: Root, 0 semitones above the root
- 3: Major 3rd, 4 semitones above the root
- 5: Perfect 5th, 7 semitones above the root
- b7: Minor 7th, 10 semitones above the root
- #9: Sharp 9th, 15 semitones above the root
- 13: 13th, 21 semitones above the root
13#9 Chord charts in all 12 keys
Each chart shows the strings from the thick low E on the left to the thin high e on the right. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one. A bar across strings is a barre.
C13#9: C E G Bb D# A
G13#9: G B D F A# E
D13#9: D F# A C E# B
A13#9: A C# E G B# F#
E13#9: E G# B D G C#
B13#9: B D# F# A D G#
F#13#9: F# A# C# E A D#
Db13#9: Db F Ab Cb E Bb
Ab13#9: Ab C Eb Gb B F
Eb13#9: Eb G Bb Db F# C
Bb13#9: Bb D F Ab C# G
F13#9: F A C Eb G# D
Scales to play over C13#9
Each of these scales, started on C, holds every note of the chord: