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A13 Guitar Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk. All 7 notes can't be played on 6 strings — the fifth and eleventh are commonly omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–0–2–0–2–2

How to play the A13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–2–0–2–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for A13 chord

Other names: A 13th, A thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: A thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in A13 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th
H Major 9th
D Perfect 11th
F# Major 13th

All Variations

Open
X–0–2–0–2–2
Fret 3
5–4–4–0–3–0
Fret 5
5–7–5–6–7–5
Fret 11
X–12–11–12–14–14

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys