Db Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (Db13)

Db Dominant 13th (Db13) is built from C#, E#, G#, B, D#, A#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M formula measured from the root C#. This entry documents the notes and intervals; no playable fingerings are catalogued yet.

7th
Notes: C# · E# · G# · B · D# · A#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m – 9M – 13M

Fingerings for Db13

No playable fingering is catalogued for Db13 yet. The notes and intervals below still tell you what the chord is made of.

Notes in Db13

  • C#1P
  • E#3M
  • G#5P
  • B7m
  • D#9M
  • A#13M

How to play Db13

Db Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (Db13) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.

Beginner tip

Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.

Practice idea

Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.

Db13 FAQ

What notes are in Db Dominant 13th?
Db Dominant 13th (Db13) contains C#, E#, G#, B, D#, A#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M above the root C#.
Is Db13 hard for beginners?
Db13 is catalogued for reference. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.