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Amaj13 Ukulele Chord

The widest major extended chord — 7 notes. An advanced jazz chord. On guitar, some middle intervals are always omitted (typically the fifth, ninth or eleventh).

Ukulele

Strings 1–1–2–2

How to play the Amaj13 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for Amaj13 chord

Other names: A major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: A major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–1–2–2
Fret 4
4–6–4–4
Fret 6
6–8–7–9
Fret 9
11–11–9–11

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys