What notes are in a C7b13 chord?

C7b13 is C, E, G, Bb, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭13 of C.

How do you play C7b13 on guitar?

6th String Root: 8 10 8 9 9 8; 5th String Root: x 3 5 3 5 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with C7b13?

Scales on C that contain every note of C7b13: C Phrygian Dominant, C Mixolydian b6, C Phrygian b4, C Lydian Dominant b6.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b13

C7b13 chord (C Dominant 7b13)

Dominant 7th with a flat 13th: a dark dominant colour from the Mixolydian ♭6 scale.

Notes CEGBbAb

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭13

Shapes 2 on this page

C7b13 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 8 10 8 9 9 8

5th String Root x 3 5 3 5 4

Interactive chord diagram

C7b13 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 C7b13

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when C7b13 is the chord of the moment.

C Phrygian Dominant C Mixolydian b6 C Phrygian b4 C Lydian Dominant b6

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Questions

What notes are in a C7b13 chord?: C7b13 is C, E, G, Bb, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭13 of C.
How do you play C7b13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 8 10 8 9 9 8; 5th String Root: x 3 5 3 5 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with C7b13?: Scales on C that contain every note of C7b13: C Phrygian Dominant, C Mixolydian b6, C Phrygian b4, C Lydian Dominant b6.

Dominant 7b13 chords in every key

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