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Dominant family

E dominant thirteenth chord

E13

E dominant thirteenth

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9
  • 13

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 6

No barre: each note has its own finger.

E×ADGBe678910EG♯DG♯C♯

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♯♯♯

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. E1
  2. ♭2
  3. F♯9
  4. ♭3
  5. G♯3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. B5
  9. ♯5
  10. C♯13
  11. D♭7
  12. 7
  • E Root
  • G♯ Major 3rd
  • B Perfect 5th
  • D Minor 7th
  • F♯ Major 9th
  • C♯ Major 13th

About this chord

What is an E dominant thirteenth chord?

E13 is built from 6 notes: E (the root), G♯ (the 3), B (the 5), D (the ♭7), F♯ (the 9), C♯ (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.

Notes
E · G♯ · B · D · F♯ · C♯
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
Also written
Edom13
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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