Dominant family
C dominant thirteenth chord
C13C dominant thirteenth
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- ♭7
- 9
- 13
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 2
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- C1
- ♭2
- D9
- ♭3
- E3
- 4
- ♭5
- G5
- ♯5
- A13
- B♭♭7
- 7
- C Root
- E Major 3rd
- G Perfect 5th
- B♭ Minor 7th
- D Major 9th
- A Major 13th
About this chord
What is a C dominant thirteenth chord?
C13 is built from 6 notes: C (the root), E (the 3), G (the 5), B♭ (the ♭7), D (the 9), A (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.
- Notes
- C · E · G · B♭ · D · A
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
- Also written
- Cdom13
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Scales that contain C13
Neighbours
Chords close to C13
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