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C#13 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 3–3–1–2

How to play the C#13 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the C#13 chord

Other names: C# 13th, C# thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: C# thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the C#13 chord

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

All variations

Open
3–3–1–2
Open
4–3–1–1
Fret 4
4–5–6–6
Fret 7
8–10–7–8

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys