C 13

C13

chord

At a Glance

Formula:
C dominant13
Notes:
C, E, G, A#, D, F, A

Piano

Fretboard

5fr213114

Degrees 5, 11 omitted - doesn't fit six strings within a playable hand span.

What It Is

A dominant eleventh chord plus a major thirteenth above the root - the fullest tertian chord before pitch classes start repeating. Notes: C, E, G, Bb, D, F, A.

How It Functions

Stacks every diatonic extension above a dominant seventh.

Appears In These Progressions

Not found in any of the seeded progressions or cadences.

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