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Eb13 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–6–5–6–8–8

How to play the Eb13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–6–5–6–8–8 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) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 6 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 6 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 8 · pinky
1st string (high E) Fret 8 · pinky

Other names for the Eb13 chord

Other names: Eb 13th, Eb thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: Eb thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the Eb13 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
Bb Perfect 5th
Db Minor 7th
F Major 9th
Ab Perfect 11th
C Major 13th

All variations

Fret 5
X–6–5–6–8–8
Fret 6
6–6–6–6–8–8
Fret 9
11–10–10–0–9–9
Fret 11
11–11–11–12–13–13

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys