Bass · Standard
E minor thirteenth · Frets 5–6
Em13 bass chord
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How to play Em13 on bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 6th fret. Let the E string ring open.
From the E string 0 5 5 6 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Em13?
Em13, E minor thirteenth, is E, G, B, D, F♯, A and C♯: the root (E), the minor third (G), the perfect fifth (B), the minor seventh (D), the ninth (F♯), the eleventh (A) and the thirteenth (C♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11 13.
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