C dominant thirteenth piano chord - C13

The C dominant thirteenth chord is a 6-note chord consisting of the notes C, E, G, Bb, D and A.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as C13.

Interactive piano diagram for the C dominant thirteenth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the C dominant thirteenth chord with the notes B#CFbEGA#BbDA

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of C13. These contain less notes but all of them are included in C13.

Scales with C13

Below you find all scales that include C13:

  • bebop
  • mixolydian
  • lydian dominant
  • bebop minor
  • composite blues
  • chromatic

C dominant thirteenth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the C13 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the C dominant thirteenth chord (C13). The notes C, E, G, Bb, D and A are highlighted.