C13 Guitar Chord
C13 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. 6 chord voicings, charts and sounds. Chord notes and structure: C E G Bb A (R 3 5 m7 13).
C13 Chord
Full name: C thirteenthAKA: C7(add13) C7/6 C7/13 C7(add6) Cdom7/6 Cdom7/13 Cdom6 Cdom13 Cdom7(add6) Cdom7(add13)
Guitar sound:
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C13 Guitar Chord Charts
Simplified notation: 8 x 8 9 10 x
Difficulty level: Intermediate


Simplified notation: 8 x 8 7 5 5
Difficulty level: Professional


Simplified notation: x 3 5 3 5 5


Simplified notation: 8 10 8 9 10 8


Simplified notation: 8 7 7 x 8 8


Simplified notation: 8 7 5 5 5 5


C13 Inversions on guitar
C13 chord charts for left handed guitar






C13 Chord Structure
Notes: C E G Bb AInterval structure: R 3 5 m7 13
Chords related to C13
C13\A# ; C13\Bb ;C13 on other instruments
C13 piano




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Scales Related to C13
Scales that include all of the notes of C13.F major G melodic minor F ionian D natural minor G dorian A phrygian A#/Bb lydian C mixolydian D aeolian E locrian C diminished (halftone - wholetone) D#/Eb diminished (halftone - wholetone) F#/Gb diminished (halftone - wholetone) A diminished (halftone - wholetone) C#/Db diminished (wholetone - halftone) E diminished (wholetone - halftone) G diminished (wholetone - halftone) A#/Bb diminished (wholetone - halftone) C overtone F#/Gb altered
C13 chord staff

C13 summary table
Guitar chord name | C13 (C thirteenth) |
Guitar sound | |
Notes and structure | C E G Bb A (R 3 5 m7 13) |
Alternate tunings | |
Related Chords | C13\A# ; C13\Bb ; |
Chord Categories | dominant seventh (normal seventh) chord with added 13th (6th). Most of the time the 5th is left out (3rd note). The 13th = 6th, 13th is used when the chord is a 7th chord with added 6th, 6th chords are not 7th chords with added 6th. 13th chord |
Other Notations | C7(add13) C7/6 C7/13 C7(add6) Cdom7/6 Cdom7/13 Cdom6 Cdom13 Cdom7(add6) Cdom7(add13) |
C13 on other instruments | C13 piano![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tweak notes of C13
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References related to this chord
dominant seventh (normal seventh) chord with added 13th (6th). Most of the time the 5th is left out (3rd note). The 13th = 6th, 13th is used when the chord is a 7th chord with added 6th, 6th chords are not 7th chords with added 6th. 13th chordAltered Seventh Chords on Wikipedia
Thirteenth Chords on Wikipedia