G Dominant 13th (G13) is built from G, B, D, F, A, E, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M formula measured from the root G. This page shows 84 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: G · B · D · F · A · EIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m – 9M – 13M
Fingerings for G13
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, G at fret 2
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 2
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, high E at fret 1
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, G at fret 2, high E at fret 1
G13low E at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
G13low E at fret 2, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
G13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
G13A at fret 3, G at fret 2
G13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
G13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
G13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
G13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
G13low E at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G13low E at fret 2, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3
G13A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3
G13low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
G13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E at fret 2
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, high E muted
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, G at fret 2, high E muted
G13A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
G13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
G13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G muted
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 1
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D muted, high E at fret 1
G13low E at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
G13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
G13low E at fret 2, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
G13low E at fret 2, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2
G13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2
G13low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
G13low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
G13low E muted, D at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
G13low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
G13low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted
G13low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
G13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
G13low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
G13low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
G13low E at fret 2, A muted, B muted, high E at fret 2
G13low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
G13low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
G13low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E muted
G13low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
G13low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
G13low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
G13low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
G13low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 4
G13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 1, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
G13low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
G13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 2
G13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
G13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
G13low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
G13low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
G13low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in G13
G1P
B3M
D5P
F7m
A9M
E13M
How to play G13
G Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (G13) 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.
G13 FAQ
What notes are in G Dominant 13th?
G Dominant 13th (G13) contains G, B, D, F, A, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M above the root G.
How do you play G13 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "G13": low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, G at fret 2.
Is G13 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.