What notes are in a D13 chord?

D13 is D, F#, A, C, E, B: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of D.

How do you play D13 on guitar?

6th String Root: 10 12 10 11 12 10; 5th String Root: x 5 4 5 5 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with D13?

Scales on D that contain every note of D13: D Mixolydian, D Lydian Dominant, D Bebop Dominant, D Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Dominant 13th

D13 chord (D Dominant 13th)

Dominant 9th with the 13th on top: the full, rich dominant sound of jazz, funk and blues.

Notes DF#ACEB

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 9 13

Shapes 2 on this page

D13 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 10 12 10 11 12 10

5th String Root x 5 4 5 5 7

Interactive chord diagram

D13 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 D13

These scales start on D and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when D13 is the chord of the moment.

D Mixolydian D Lydian Dominant D Bebop Dominant D Bebop Dorian

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Questions

What notes are in a D13 chord?: D13 is D, F#, A, C, E, B: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of D.
How do you play D13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 10 12 10 11 12 10; 5th String Root: x 5 4 5 5 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with D13?: Scales on D that contain every note of D13: D Mixolydian, D Lydian Dominant, D Bebop Dominant, D Bebop Dorian.

Dominant 13th chords in every key

C13 C#13 D13 Eb13 E13 F13 F#13 G13 Ab13 A13 Bb13 B13