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D 13th (D13)

DRoot
F♯Maj 3
Cmin 7
E9
B13

Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.

Notes
DF♯CEB
Formula
1 · 3 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe41212345

D13

D 13th, Open

Bass
D, the root
Root
D
Strings
D G B e · open
  • DRoot
  • F♯M3
  • Cm7
  • E9
  • B13

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes

Why a 13th chord sounds the way it does

D+4 fretsF♯+6 fretsC+4 fretsE+7 fretsB

Stacked from 4 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More D chords

Same root, other colours

Dmaj7D7Dadd9D6Dsus2Dsus4Dmaj9D6/9

Chords in the key of D

What D13 usually sits next to

I · Dii · Emiii · F♯mIV · GV · Avi · Bmvii° · C♯°

Close relatives

Relatives of D major

  • BmRelative minor of D major
  • DmParallel minor, lower the 3rd

Other 13 chords

Same quality, every root

C13C♯13D13E♭13E13F13F♯13G13A♭13A13B♭13B13
01

Root

D
02

Quality

13

5+ notes: stack the 9th, 11th or 13th on a 7th chord.

Why a 13th chord sounds the way it does

D+4 fretsF♯+6 fretsC+4 fretsE+7 fretsB

Stacked from 4 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe41212345

D13

D 13th, Open

Bass
D, the root
Root
D
Strings
D G B e · open
  • DRoot
  • F♯M3
  • Cm7
  • E9
  • B13

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More D chords

Same root, other colours

Dmaj7D7Dadd9D6Dsus2Dsus4Dmaj9D6/9

Chords in the key of D

What D13 usually sits next to

I · Dii · Emiii · F♯mIV · GV · Avi · Bmvii° · C♯°

Close relatives

Relatives of D major

  • BmRelative minor of D major
  • DmParallel minor, lower the 3rd

Other 13 chords

Same quality, every root

C13C♯13D13E♭13E13F13F♯13G13A♭13A13B♭13B13
D 13th