F 7b9 Chord on Banjolele

How to play the F 7b9 chord on Banjolele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The F 7b9 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes F, F#, A, C, D#. This page shows how to play F 7b9 on Banjolele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The lowest shape sits at fret 2 and spans 5 frets, with no open strings in it. F falls on the C string. It sounds from F4 up to D#5.

It has a banjo head on a ukulele neck, which is why it cuts through where a wooden ukulele does not.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.