Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A7♯13A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th

F♯Root

A♯tone

C♯tone

Etone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 5 · Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · E

How to play it

A7♯13 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭), 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).

A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (6 8 6 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 18th position (18 20 18 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Read it as tab

A7♯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.

A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (6 8 6 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 18th position (18 20 18 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭)

Sound

How A7♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyrelaxed

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · E

Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 5

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