C#maj13 guitar chord
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About C#maj13
C#maj13 is C#, E#, G#, B#, D# and A#. It has the same pitch name as a 6th, , above a major 7th and 9th.
Compared with , C#maj13 keeps the 6th and 9th, then adds the major 7th. That B is the difference a 6/9 chord does not have.
On guitar, root and 5th can be left out. Keep the 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 13th when the voicing needs its full identity.
Also written C#M13, C#Δ13 or C# major 13.
How to use C#maj13
How you get to it. The turn that lands on C#maj13 is to — the ii and the V of C# — and shares its third and seventh with , so the hand barely moves between them.
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In which keys. Every note of C#maj13 belongs to C# major (the I, the tonic), F minor (the ♭VI), Ab major (the IV, the subdominant) and Bb minor (the ♭III).
What to play over C#maj13
Useful scales
- +F#
Contains C#maj13 and adds eleventh.
- +G
Contains C#maj13 and adds sharp eleventh.
Chords near C#maj13
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