A♭ 13th (A♭13)
A♭Root
CMaj 3
G♭min 7
B♭9
F13
Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.
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How to play it
A♭13
A♭ 13th, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 1st fret
- A♭Root
- CM3
- G♭m7
- B♭9
- F13
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
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A♭
What A♭13 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A♭ major
Other 13 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
A♭13
A♭ 13th, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · 1st fret
- A♭Root
- CM3
- G♭m7
- B♭9
- F13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of A♭
What A♭13 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of A♭ major
Other 13 chords
Same quality, every root