In every key
The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.
- C13
- Db13
- D13
- Eb13
- E13
- F13
- F#13
- G13
- Ab13
- A13
- Bb13
- B13
Voicings
Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.
Basic (1-3-b7-13)
C · E · Bb · A
intermediate
Essential guide tones: 3rd, 7th, 13th
Rootless (3-b7-9-13)
E · Bb · D · A
advanced
Upper Structure
D · E · A · Bb
expert
Upper Structure II Full (3-b7-9-#11-13)
E · Bb · D · F# · A
expert
Full US II over a 13 chord — guide tones + D triad (9-#11-13)
Rootless A (3-13-b7-9)
E · A · Bb · D
intermediate
RH 1-3-4-5; the A-Bb rub (13 against b7) is the signature color — voice it cleanly.
Cory Henry Gospel Stack (3-13-b7-9-5)
E · A · Bb · D · G
advanced
LH 5-2-1 on E-A-Bb (feel the A-Bb crunch); RH 1-4 on D-G; rock it as a vamp.
Where it turns up
Ultimate dominant color! Common in big band and modern jazz. Typically voice as C-E-Bb-D-A (omit 5th and 11th).
Commonly swapped with
- C9
- C7
Progressions that use it
Every one of these is written out with the hands on a keyboard and on a stave.