C#13b5b9 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (C Sharp Dominant Thirteenth Flat Five Flat Nine)

How to play C#13b5b9

Find C# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F, G, B, D and A# above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

C#root

F3 · major third

Gb5 · diminished fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

Db9 · flat ninth

A#13 · thirteenth

Notes and theory

C#root

F3 · major third

Gb5 · diminished fifth

Bb7 · minor seventh

Db9 · flat ninth

A#13 · thirteenth

The 13b5b9 is a heavily altered dominant thirteenth for jazz voice leading. The formula is 1 3 b5 b7 b9 13. Strictly by music theory the notes are spelled C#, E#, G, B, D and A#; E# is the same key as F.

C#13b5b9 on ukulele

More C# chords

All C# piano chords

C#major C#mminor C#7dominant seventh C#m7minor seventh C#maj7major seventh C#sus4suspended fourth C#sus2suspended second C#dimdiminished C#augaugmented C#6major sixth C#9dominant ninth C#add9added ninth C#m7b5half-diminished C#dim7diminished seventh C#7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth C#5power chord C#m6minor sixth C#m9minor ninth

dominant thirteenth flat five flat nine chords in every key

C13b5b9 C#13b5b9 D13b5b9 D#13b5b9 E13b5b9 F13b5b9 F#13b5b9 G13b5b9 G#13b5b9 A13b5b9 A#13b5b9 B13b5b9

Questions

What notes are in the C#13b5b9 chord?

C#13b5b9 (C sharp dominant thirteenth flat five flat nine) is made of six notes: C# (root), F (major third), G (diminished fifth), B (minor seventh), D (flat ninth) and A# (thirteenth).

How do you play C#13b5b9 on piano?

Play C#, F, G, B, D and A# together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a dominant thirteenth flat five flat nine chord sound like?

The 13b5b9 is a heavily altered dominant thirteenth for jazz voice leading.