Bass · Standard
E dominant thirteenth · Frets 5–6
E13 bass chord
What it is
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How to play E13 on bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret. Let the E string ring open.
From the E string 0 5 6 6 (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.
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