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Guitar chord · Major 13th

Dmaj13 chord (D Major 13th)

Major 9th with the 13th on top: a lush, wide-open major sound.

Notes DF#AC#EB
Formula 1 3 5 7 9 13
Shapes 3 on this page

Dmaj13 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 9 9 9 10 9
5th String Root x 5 x 6 7 7
4th String Root x x 12 11 12 9

Interactive chord diagram

Dmaj13 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 ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Dmaj13

These scales start on D and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Dmaj13 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Dmaj13 chord?
Dmaj13 is D, F#, A, C#, E, B: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 of D.
How do you play Dmaj13 on guitar?
6th String Root: 10 9 9 9 10 9; 5th String Root: x 5 x 6 7 7; 4th String Root: x x 12 11 12 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Dmaj13?
Scales on D that contain every note of Dmaj13: D Major, D Lydian, D Bebop Dominant, D Bebop Major.

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