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H13 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–2–1–2–4–4

How to play the H13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–1–2–4–4 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) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for H13 chord

Other names: H 13th, H thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: H thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in H13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–2–1–2–4–4
Open
2–2–2–2–4–4
Fret 4
7–4–6–4–4–5
Fret 7
7–7–7–8–9–9

More chords with H as the root

The same chord type in other keys