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C13 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 2–2–0–1

How to play the C13 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–2–0–1 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 2 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for C13 chord

Other names: C 13th, C thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: C thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in C13 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
2–2–0–1
Open
3–2–0–0
Fret 3
3–4–5–5
Fret 6
7–9–6–7

Songs using C13