Electric guitar · Thirteenth chord

G#13 Thirteenth

Key: C# Major
Easy

G#13 is the G# thirteenth chord on electric guitar, made of the notes G# · C · D# · F# · A# · F.

Position 1 of 3Main

Notes

G#
C
D#
F#
A#
F

Structure

1
3
5
♭7
9
13

Sound: Dominant thirteenth; Full, sophisticated
Harmonic function: Dominant; Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of C# Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C#	Tonic
ii	D#m	Subdominant
iii	Fm	Tonic relative
IV	F#	Subdominant
V	G#	Dominant
vi	A#m	Tonic relative
vii°	Cdim	Dominant

How to play

1Barre fret 1 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 2.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 1.
3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 6.
5Strum all the strings.