D♯ dominant 7th add 13 guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

D♯ dominant 7th add 13 guitar chord

The D♯ dominant 7th add 13 dominant 7th add 13 chord extends the dominant 7th with an added 13th B♯, creating a rich, layered harmony. The colorful combination of the minor seventh C♯ and 13th B♯ enhances blues and jazz progressions with a soulful, sophisticated feel.

Root note: D♯
Quality: dominant 7th add 13
Chord tones: 5
Playable shapes: 5

Chord tones

D♯F𝄪A♯C♯B♯

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

D♯ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

F𝄪 Major Third 3

This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.

A♯ Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

C♯ Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

B♯ Major Thirteenth 13

The thirteenth adds richness and a polished extended-chord color.

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