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C13 Piano Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C3 · Bb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand E4 · A4 · D5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the C13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C3 and Bb3 with the left hand and E4, A4 and D5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This common voicing omits the perfect fifth and natural eleventh (G and F) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for C13 chord

Other names: C 13th, C thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: C thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in C13 chord

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

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using C13

What A Wondeful World
Luis Armstrong