E 13b9 Chord on Bass VI
Play E 13b9 on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The E 13b9 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 E, F, G#, B, C#, D. This page shows how to play E 13b9 on Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the E and D strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E1 up to F3.
Bass VI is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E 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.