A 13th (A13)
ARoot
C♯Maj 3
Gmin 7
B9
F♯13
Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.
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How to play it
A13
A 13th, Open
- Bass
- A, the root
- Root
- A
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- ARoot
- C♯M3
- Gm7
- B9
- F♯13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 13th chord sounds the way it does
A+4 fretsC♯+6 fretsG+4 fretsB+7 fretsF♯
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
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How to play it
A13
A 13th, Open
- Bass
- A, the root
- Root
- A
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- ARoot
- C♯M3
- Gm7
- B9
- F♯13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04