A13 5-string bass chord

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5-string bass · Standard

A dominant thirteenth · Frets 9–11

BEADG9R3♭7913noteAC♯GBF♯roleR3♭7913fret10910911frets 9–11C0C1C2C3C4
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How to play A13 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the E to the D at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 10th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 10th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 11th fret.

From the B string 10 9 10 9 11 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A13?

A13, A dominant thirteenth, is A, C♯, E, G, B and F♯: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the perfect fifth (E), the minor seventh (G), the ninth (B) and the thirteenth (F♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 13.

A13 on other instruments

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