C major thirteenth · Open position
Cmaj13 guitar chord
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C major thirteenth sharp eleven · Open position
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How to play Cmaj13 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 2 2 0 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Cmaj13?
Cmaj13, C major thirteenth, is C, E, G, B, D and A: the root (C), the major third (E), the perfect fifth (G), the major seventh (B), the ninth (D) and the thirteenth (A). Its formula is 1 3 5 7 9 13.
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Major thirteenth chords in every key
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Cmaj13 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo