Dominant

Dominant thirteenth chords

Full dominant chord: C-E-G-Bb-D-F-A. Formula: 1-3-5-b7-9-11-13. Usually voiced selectively.

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

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

Essential guide tones: 3rd, 7th, 13th

Rootless (3-b7-9-13)

E · Bb · D · A

advanced

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

Upper Structure

D · E · A · Bb

expert

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

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.