Guitar chords · Major 13th
Emaj13 chord on guitar
Emaj13 (E major 13th) has six notes: E, G♯, B, D♯, F♯ and C♯, 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 Emaj13
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.
Emaj13 has an A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em., and one 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.: the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 7. A movable shape 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.
Open (E shape)
A shape · fret 7
Notes and formula
What makes Emaj13 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 Emaj13 a major 13th chord; you can leave out the 5th and the 9th. The 11th is left out: it clashes with the 3rd.
- ERroot
- G♯3essential
- B5optional
- D♯7essential
- F♯9optional
- C♯13essential
- E, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with Emaj13
Emaj13 belongs to four keys: E major (Imaj13), B major (IVmaj13), C♯ minor (IIImaj13) and G♯ 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
Emaj13 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 Emaj13 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- Emaj13/G♯
Emaj13 with its 3rd, G♯, in the bass.
- Emaj13/B
Emaj13 with its 5th, B, in the bass.
- Emaj13/D♯
Emaj13 with its 7th, D♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on E
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.
- E major
- Em minor
- E7 dominant 7th
- Emaj7 major 7th
- Em7 minor 7th
- Esus2 suspended 2nd
- Esus4 suspended 4th
- E6 major 6th
- Em6 minor 6th
- Eadd9 add 9
- E9 dominant 9th
- Emaj9 major 9th
- Em9 minor 9th
- E13 dominant 13th
- Em11 minor 11th
- E° diminished
- Em7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- E°7 diminished 7th
- E+ augmented
- E5 power chord
- E7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Em(maj7) minor major 7th
- E6/9 six-nine
- Em(add9) minor add 9
- E7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
Emaj13, in short
- What notes are in the Emaj13 chord?
- Emaj13 (E major 13th) has six notes: E, G♯, B, D♯, F♯ and C♯, 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 Emaj13 on guitar?
- Emaj13 has an A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em., and one 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.: the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 7.
- What key is Emaj13 in?
- Emaj13 belongs to four keys: E major (Imaj13), B major (IVmaj13), C♯ minor (IIImaj13) and G♯ minor (VImaj13).