E 13 flat 5 Guitar Chord

E13♭5 Altered · 5 notes ·Symbol : 13♭5

Chord Notes

E R
Ab 3
Bb ♯11
D ♭7
Db 13

Solfège : Mi – Lab – Sib – Ré – Réb

Chord Structure

E 2T Ab T Bb 2T D 11½T Db

About this chord

The 13♭5 chord is a dominant enriched with the thirteenth and a diminished fifth, combining tension in the low register (♭5) and high register (13th). Very present in advanced jazz and fusion for complex altered dominants, it opens sophisticated reharmonization possibilities.

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