What notes are in a Am13 chord?

Am13 is A, C, E, G, B, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of A.

How do you play Am13 on guitar?

6th String Root: 5 7 5 5 7 7; 5th String Root: x 0 2 0 1 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Am13?

Scales on A that contain every note of Am13: A Dorian, A Ukrainian Dorian, A Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Minor 13th

Am13 chord (A Minor 13th)

Minor 9th with the 13th on top: a warm, smooth minor sound.

Notes ACEGBF#

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 13

Shapes 2 on this page

Am13 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

6th String Root 5 7 5 5 7 7

5th String Root x 0 2 0 1 2

Interactive chord diagram

Am13 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Am13

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Am13 is the chord of the moment.

A Dorian A Ukrainian Dorian A Bebop Dorian

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Questions

What notes are in a Am13 chord?: Am13 is A, C, E, G, B, F#: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of A.
How do you play Am13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 5 7 5 5 7 7; 5th String Root: x 0 2 0 1 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Am13?: Scales on A that contain every note of Am13: A Dorian, A Ukrainian Dorian, A Bebop Dorian.

Minor 13th chords in every key

Cm13 C#m13 Dm13 Ebm13 Em13 Fm13 F#m13 Gm13 Abm13 Am13 Bbm13 Bm13