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E13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand E3 · D4 fingers 5–1
Right hand Ab4 · C#5 · F#5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the E13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play E3 and D4 with the left hand and Ab4, C#5 and F#5 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 (B and A) to keep the sound clear.

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

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