Cm13 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Cm13 is usually played as one of two movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard. Although three of the chord notes are present among the open strings in standard tuning, there are no natural suitable fingerings in open positions.
The chord consists of seven notes, but is played with one or more notes omitted. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth, perfect eleventh and major thirteen intervals.
Cm13 is an abbreviation for C minor thirteen. A less common abbreviation is Cmin13. A third system is the minus symbol: C-13.
The notes that the Cm13 chord consists of are C, Eb, G, Bb, D, F, A.
Cm13 - F13 - Bbmaj9
1st inversion: Cm13/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Cm13/G (means that G is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Cm13/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
4th inversion: Cm13/D (means that D is the bass note).
5th inversion: Cm13/F (means that F is the bass note).
6th inversion: Cm13/A (means that A is the bass note).
Cm13(no5) is a C minor 13th with no fifth (G).
Cm13(no9) is a C minor 13th with no ninth (D).