Guitar chords · Major 13th
Dmaj13 chord on guitar
Dmaj13 (D major 13th) has six notes: D, F♯, A, C♯, E and B, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5, 7, 9 and 13.
Shapes
How to play Dmaj13
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
Dmaj13 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 5 or the E shape at fret 10. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
A shape · fret 5
E shape · fret 10
Notes and formula
What makes Dmaj13 major 13th
A major 13th chord stacks the 13th on a major A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords., for a lush, wide sound that ends many jazz tunes. Play the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3rd, 7th and 13th: the 5th and 9th are optional, and the 11th is left out because it clashes with the 3rd.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
- 11Left out: players skip it because it clashes.
The 3rd, the 7th and the 13th make Dmaj13 a major 13th chord; you can leave out the 5th and the 9th. The 11th is left out: it clashes with the 3rd.
- DRroot
- F♯3essential
- A5optional
- C♯7essential
- E9optional
- B13essential
- D, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with Dmaj13
Dmaj13 belongs to four keys: D major (Imaj13), A major (IVmaj13), B minor (IIImaj13) and F♯ minor (VImaj13).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
Dmaj13 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps Dmaj13 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- Dmaj13/F♯
Dmaj13 with its 3rd, F♯, in the bass.
- Dmaj13/A
Dmaj13 with its 5th, A, in the bass.
- Dmaj13/C♯
Dmaj13 with its 7th, C♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on D
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- D major
- Dm minor
- D7 dominant 7th
- Dmaj7 major 7th
- Dm7 minor 7th
- Dsus2 suspended 2nd
- Dsus4 suspended 4th
- D6 major 6th
- Dm6 minor 6th
- Dadd9 add 9
- D9 dominant 9th
- Dmaj9 major 9th
- Dm9 minor 9th
- D13 dominant 13th
- Dm11 minor 11th
- D° diminished
- Dm7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- D°7 diminished 7th
- D+ augmented
- D5 power chord
- D7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Dm(maj7) minor major 7th
- D6/9 six-nine
- Dm(add9) minor add 9
- D7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
Dmaj13, in short
- What notes are in the Dmaj13 chord?
- Dmaj13 (D major 13th) has six notes: D, F♯, A, C♯, E and B, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5, 7, 9 and 13.
- How do you play Dmaj13 on guitar?
- Dmaj13 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 5 or the E shape at fret 10.
- What key is Dmaj13 in?
- Dmaj13 belongs to four keys: D major (Imaj13), A major (IVmaj13), B minor (IIImaj13) and F♯ minor (VImaj13).