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D13 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–X–0–4–1–2

How to play the D13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–X–0–4–1–2 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) Do not play
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · middle finger

Notation for D13 chord

Other names: D 13th, D thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: D thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in D13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–X–0–4–1–2
Fret 5
5–5–5–5–7–7
Fret 8
10–9–0–9–0–8
Fret 10
10–X–10–11–12–X

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using D13

Baby, I Love Your way
Peter Frampton