Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

A7♯13A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
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♭B♭E♭) · 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).

A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 2nd (x 0 2 0 2 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 2nd (5 4 2 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 5th (5 7 5 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 7th (x x 7 9 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 12th (x 12 14 12 14 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 14th (17 16 14 14 14 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 17th (17 19 17 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 19th (x x 19 21 20 21) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
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 — A-shape, 2nd (x 0 2 0 2 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 2nd (5 4 2 2 2 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 5th (5 7 5 6 5 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 7th (x x 7 9 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — A-shape, 12th (x 12 14 12 14 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 14th (17 16 14 14 14 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 17th (17 19 17 18 17 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
A Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 19th (x x 19 21 20 21) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1
Sound

How A7♯13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
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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