C♯ 13th (C♯13)
C♯Root
E♯Maj 3
Bmin 7
D♯9
A♯13
Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.
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How to play it
C♯13
C♯ 13th, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- C♯Root
- E♯M3
- Bm7
- D♯9
- A♯13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 13th chord sounds the way it does
C♯+4 fretsE♯+6 fretsB+4 fretsD♯+7 fretsA♯
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯13 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other 13 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
C♯13
C♯ 13th, 1fr
- Bass
- C♯, the root
- Root
- C♯
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- C♯Root
- E♯M3
- Bm7
- D♯9
- A♯13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More C♯ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of D♭
What C♯13 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of D♭ major
Other 13 chords
Same quality, every root