Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

CM♭13C Major Flat 13th

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Etone

Gtone

G♯tone

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

How to play it

CM♭13 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1, 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 Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 4 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

C Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 5 4) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

C Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (x 16 15 16 17) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

C Major Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (x 16 15 17 16) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

CM♭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 Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 4 5) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

C Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 5 4) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

C Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (x 16 15 16 17) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

C Major Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (x 16 15 17 16) in Double C (gCGCD) · Capo 1

Sound

How CM♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

tensedark

Genres

film score

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · ♭6

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