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

DM6♯13D Major 6th Sharp 13th

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G♯tone

Btone

C♯tone

Dtone

Formula 2 · ♭5 · 6 · 7 · 1 · Notes E · G♯ · B · C♯ · D

How to play it

DM6♯13 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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).

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

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 10 10 x 11 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (11 13 11 12 13 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 11th position (11 13 11 12 13 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 18th position (x 18 20 18 20 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

DM6♯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.

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

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 10 10 x 11 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (11 13 11 12 13 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 11th position (11 13 11 12 13 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

D Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 18th position (x 18 20 18 20 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How DM6♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyrelaxed

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesE · G♯ · B · C♯ · D

Formula (scale degrees)2 · ♭5 · 6 · 7 · 1

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