C 13th (C13)
CRoot
EMaj 3
B♭min 7
D9
A13
Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.
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How to play it
C13
C 13th, 2fr
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · 2nd fret
- CRoot
- EM3
- B♭m7
- D9
- A13
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
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How to play it
C13
C 13th, 2fr
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · 2nd fret
- CRoot
- EM3
- B♭m7
- D9
- A13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04