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D13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand D3 · C4 fingers 5–1
Right hand F#4 · B4 · E5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the D13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play D3 and C4 with the left hand and F#4, B4 and E5 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 (A and G) to keep the sound clear.

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

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using D13

Baby, I Love Your way
Peter Frampton