E13 8-string bass chord

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8-string bass · Standard

E dominant thirteenth · Open position

F♯BEADGCF53139noteEBDG♯C♯F♯roleR5♭73139fret020111frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5
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How to play E13 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the C string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the F string at the 1st fret. Let the E and D strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and B strings.

From the F♯ string x x 0 2 0 1 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E13?

E13, E dominant thirteenth, is E, G♯, B, D, F♯ and C♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the perfect fifth (B), the minor seventh (D), the ninth (F♯) and the thirteenth (C♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 13.

E13 on other instruments

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