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Bass chord companion

Db13 Chord

Learn the Db13 chord on bass with chord tones, intervals, and interactive fretboard shapes.

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1Db3Fb7Cb9Eb13Bb

Bass chord-tone boxes

Bass lines usually imply this chord with arpeggios and target tones. Start with root-on-E and root-on-A boxes.

Root on E string

Db13 chord tones around the E-string root.

Db Dominant 13 Root on E string bass chord tonesDb13 chord tones around the E-string root.EADG8910111219311513b719311

Root on A string

Db13 chord tones around the A-string root.

Db Dominant 13 Root on A string bass chord tonesDb13 chord tones around the A-string root.EADG34567513b719311513b71

Full fretboard map

Every Db13 Chord chord tone across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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Common progressions using Db13

Try these progressions to hear the chord in context instead of treating it as an isolated shape.

V to I resolution

Use the dominant sound to pull strongly into a stable major tonic.

  1. V Db13
  2. /I Gb Major

Minor-key dominant pull

The same dominant root can resolve into a minor tonic for a darker cadence.

  1. V Db13
  2. /i Gb Minor

Chord Tones

DegreeIntervalNote
1RDb
33F
b7b7Cb
92Eb
136Bb

Formula

R – 3 – b7 – 2 – 6

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