F#7b9b13 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (F Sharp Dominant Seventh Flat Nine Flat Thirteen)

How to play F#7b9b13

Find F# at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add A#, C#, E, G and D 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

F#root

A#3 · major third

C#5 · perfect fifth

Eb7 · minor seventh

Gb9 · flat ninth

Db13 · flat thirteenth

Notes and theory

F#root

A#3 · major third

C#5 · perfect fifth

Eb7 · minor seventh

Gb9 · flat ninth

Db13 · flat thirteenth

The 7b9b13 is an altered dominant that resolves strongly to a minor chord. The formula is 1 3 5 b7 b9 b13, and you will also see it written as F#b13b9.

F#7b9b13 on ukulele

More F# chords

All F# piano chords

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

dominant seventh flat nine flat thirteen chords in every key

C7b9b13 C#7b9b13 D7b9b13 D#7b9b13 E7b9b13 F7b9b13 F#7b9b13 G7b9b13 G#7b9b13 A7b9b13 A#7b9b13 B7b9b13

Questions

What notes are in the F#7b9b13 chord?

F#7b9b13 (F sharp dominant seventh flat nine flat thirteen) is made of six notes: F# (root), A# (major third), C# (perfect fifth), E (minor seventh), G (flat ninth) and D (flat thirteenth).

How do you play F#7b9b13 on piano?

Play F#, A#, C#, E, G and D 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 seventh flat nine flat thirteen chord sound like?

The 7b9b13 is an altered dominant that resolves strongly to a minor chord.