How to Play a D#13 Chord on Guitar – Easy D# Dominant Thirteen Guitar Chord

Welcome to our tutorial on the D# 13 chord, a beautiful and complex chord that belongs to the Dominant Chords family. This chord is composed of the notes D#, F##, A#, C#, E#, G#, and B#, and is built using the intervals 1, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, and 13. If you're new to the concept of intervals, you might want to check out our tutorial about fretboard intervals before diving into this lesson.

As you can see, the D# 13 chord is not a simple one. It includes a Root, a Major Third, a Perfect Fifth, a Minor Seventh, a Major Ninth, a Perfect Eleventh, and a Major Thirteenth. To understand how these intervals come together to form the chord, you might find our tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals useful.

As a member of the Dominant Chords family, the D# 13 chord often serves a specific function in music. To get a better understanding of this, you might want to take a look at our tutorial about dominant (7) guitar chords. This chord is an intermediate-level chord, so if you're looking for more advanced chords to add to your repertoire, you might also be interested in our intermediate guitar chord tutorial.

Throughout this tutorial, we'll be using chord diagrams and fretboard patterns to show you how to play the D# 13 chord. If you're not familiar with how to read these, our tutorial on chord notation might be helpful. We hope you enjoy learning about this beautiful and complex chord!