Bass · Standard
A dominant thirteenth · Frets 4–5
A13 bass chord
What it is
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How to play A13 on bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the A to the D at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the E string at the 5th fret. Let the G string ring open.
From the E string 5 4 4 0 (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.
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