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E13 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 0–2–0–1–2–0

How to play the E13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–2–0–1–2–0 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) Play open
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for E13 chord

Other names: E 13th, E thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: E thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in E13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–2–0–1–2–0
Open
0–0–0–1–2–2
Fret 5
0–5–6–6–5–0
Fret 7
7–7–7–7–9–9

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys