Guitar chords · Major 13th
Amaj13 chord on guitar
Amaj13 (A major 13th) has six notes: A, C♯, E, G♯, B and F♯, 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 Amaj13
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.
Amaj13 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 E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 5. 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 (A shape)
E shape · fret 5
Notes and formula
What makes Amaj13 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 Amaj13 a major 13th chord; you can leave out the 5th and the 9th. The 11th is left out: it clashes with the 3rd.
- ARroot
- C♯3essential
- E5optional
- G♯7essential
- B9optional
- F♯13essential
- A, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with Amaj13
Amaj13 belongs to four keys: A major (Imaj13), E major (IVmaj13), F♯ minor (IIImaj13) and C♯ 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
Amaj13 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 Amaj13 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- Amaj13/C♯
Amaj13 with its 3rd, C♯, in the bass.
- Amaj13/E
Amaj13 with its 5th, E, in the bass.
- Amaj13/G♯
Amaj13 with its 7th, G♯, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on A
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.
- A major
- Am minor
- A7 dominant 7th
- Amaj7 major 7th
- Am7 minor 7th
- Asus2 suspended 2nd
- Asus4 suspended 4th
- A6 major 6th
- Am6 minor 6th
- Aadd9 add 9
- A9 dominant 9th
- Amaj9 major 9th
- Am9 minor 9th
- A13 dominant 13th
- Am11 minor 11th
- A° diminished
- Am7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- A°7 diminished 7th
- A+ augmented
- A5 power chord
- A7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Am(maj7) minor major 7th
- A6/9 six-nine
- Am(add9) minor add 9
- A7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
Amaj13, in short
- What notes are in the Amaj13 chord?
- Amaj13 (A major 13th) has six notes: A, C♯, E, G♯, B and F♯, 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 Amaj13 on guitar?
- Amaj13 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 E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 5.
- What key is Amaj13 in?
- Amaj13 belongs to four keys: A major (Imaj13), E major (IVmaj13), F♯ minor (IIImaj13) and C♯ minor (VImaj13).