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D13 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 4–4–2–3

How to play the D13 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 4–4–2–3 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 4 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 4 · little finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger

Notation for D13 chord

Other names: D 13th, D thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: D thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in D13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
4–4–2–3
Fret 2
5–4–2–2
Fret 5
5–6–7–7
Fret 8
9–11–8–9

Songs using D13