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Guitar chord · Minor 13th

Ebm13 chord (Eb Minor 13th)

Minor 9th with the 13th on top: a warm, smooth minor sound.

Notes EbGbBbDbFC
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 13
Shapes 2 on this page

Ebm13 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Eb.

6th String Root 11 13 11 11 13 13
5th String Root x 6 8 6 7 8

Interactive chord diagram

Ebm13 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebm13

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebm13 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebm13 chord?
Ebm13 is Eb, Gb, Bb, Db, F, C: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of Eb.
How do you play Ebm13 on guitar?
6th String Root: 11 13 11 11 13 13; 5th String Root: x 6 8 6 7 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebm13?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebm13: Eb Dorian, Eb Ukrainian Dorian, Eb Bebop Dorian.

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