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Ab13 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 3–5–2–3

How to play the Ab13 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–5–2–3 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) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 5 · little finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Notation for Ab13 chord

Other names: Ab 13th, Ab thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: Ab thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Ab13 chord

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

All Variations

Fret 2
3–5–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–6–8
Fret 8
10–10–8–9
Fret 8
11–10–8–8

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys