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E♭7(add13)/D♭ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

E♭ dominant 7th add 13 / D♭ (3rd inversion)

The E♭ dominant 7th add 13 dominant 7th add 13 chord extends the dominant 7th with an added 13th C, creating a rich, layered harmony. The colorful combination of the minor seventh D♭ and 13th C enhances blues and jazz progressions with a soulful, sophisticated feel. With D♭ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 3rd inversion of E♭ dominant 7th add 13.

Root note: E♭
Bass note: D♭
Chord tones: 5
Playable shapes: 15

Chord tones

E♭GB♭D♭C

Notes & Intervals

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

E♭ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

G Major Third 3

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

B♭ Perfect Fifth 5

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

D♭ Minor Seventh ♭7

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

C Major Thirteenth 13

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

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