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A13 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 0–1–2–2

How to play the A13 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–1–2–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Play open
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for A13 chord

Other names: A 13th, A thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: A thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in A13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
0–1–2–2
Fret 3
4–6–3–4
Fret 6
6–7–7–9
Fret 9
11–11–9–10

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys