A13(#11) Guitar Chord Chart | A Dominant Thirteen Sharp Eleventh
Welcome to our tutorial on the A 13(#11) chord. This chord, part of the Dominant Chords family, is a complex and rich sounding chord that can add a sophisticated touch to your guitar playing. The A 13(#11) is composed of the notes A, C#, E, G, B, D#, and F#, built from the intervals 1, 3, 5, b7, 9, #11, and 13.
If you're not familiar with these intervals, check out our tutorial about fretboard intervals to understand how these intervals create the unique sound of the A 13(#11) chord. To further understand how chords are constructed, you might want to visit our tutorial on building chords by stacking intervals.
As a member of the Dominant Chords family, the A 13(#11) chord shares some characteristics with other dominant chords. If you want to deepen your knowledge about this family of chords, we recommend our tutorial about dominant (7) guitar chords.
This tutorial will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns showing the tones composing the A 13(#11) chord. If you're already familiar with simpler chords and are ready to tackle more advanced ones, this tutorial is perfect for you. For more advanced chords, check out our tutorial about intermediate guitar chords.
Understanding the A 13(#11) chord and how to play it can open up new possibilities in your guitar playing, especially in genres like jazz that often use complex chords. For more on this, our tutorial about jazz chord progressions could be a great next step.
Let's dive in and explore the A 13(#11) chord!
Notes of the A 13(#11) chord:
AC#EGBD#F#
Chord Formula:
A13(#11) Guitar Chord Diagrams
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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
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You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C 13(#11) | D 13(#11) | E 13(#11) | F 13(#11) | G 13(#11) | A 13(#11) | B 13(#11) | C#13(#11) | D#13(#11) | F#13(#11) | G#13(#11) | A#13(#11) | Ab13(#11) | Bb13(#11) | Db13(#11) | Eb13(#11) | Gb13(#11)
A 13(#11) guitar chord: fretboard map of the intervals
You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!