Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD)

C7♭13C Dominant 7th Flat 13th

CRoot
Etone
Gtone
A♯tone
G♯tone

Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭6  ·  Notes C · E · G · A♯ · G♯

How to play it

C7♭13 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 5 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
C Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 6 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Read it as tab

C7♭13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 5 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
C Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 6 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD)
Sound

How C7♭13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
moodytense
Genres
jazzsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A♯ · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭6
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