Dominant family
E♭ dominant thirteenth chord
E♭13E♭ dominant thirteenth
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- ♭7
- 9
- 13
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 5
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- E♭1
- ♭2
- F9
- ♭3
- G3
- 4
- ♭5
- B♭5
- ♯5
- C13
- D♭♭7
- 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?
E♭13 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
- E♭dom13
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Scales that contain E♭13
Neighbours
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