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.
- Cmaj13
- Dbmaj13
- Dmaj13
- Ebmaj13
- Emaj13
- Fmaj13
- F#maj13
- Gmaj13
- Abmaj13
- Amaj13
- Bbmaj13
- Bmaj13
Voicings
Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.
Rootless (7-9-3-13)
B · D · E · A
advanced
Top voice on 13 (A) is the lyrical anchor
Rootless (3-5-13-9)
E · G · A · D
advanced
Spread Voicing
C · E · B · D · A
expert
Fred Hersch / chamber jazz texture
Sullivan Fortner Cluster (5-13-7-9-3)
G · A · B · D · E
expert
LH 5-3-1 on G-A-B; RH 2-4 on D-E; release softly, una corda for the shimmer.
Where it turns up
Lush tonic chord, big band and post-bop favorite. Often voiced as B-D-E-A (rootless 7-9-3-13).
Commonly swapped with
- Cmaj9
- C6/9
- Cmaj7#11
