How to play Em13: a minor 13th built on E, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is one possible voicing: played at the 3rd fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to E. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | E | G | D | C# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | b7 | 13 |
Em13 is a minor 13th with E as its root. The full theoretical spelling is E, G, B, D, F#, A, C#. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th and 11th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings. A note on 13th chords: the root, 3rd, 7th, and 13th are generally considered sufficient in practice, although the technical definition spells the 9th and 11th as part of the chord too.
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