E maj13 Chord on Charango

Play E maj13 on Charango: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The E maj13 chord is a major extended chord that stacks ninths, elevenths, or thirteenths over a major-seventh foundation for a rich, jazzy color. It is built from the notes E, F#, G#, B, C#, D#. This page shows how to play E maj13 on Charango with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

Charango is tuned G–C–E–A–E, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; traditional technique may still use idiomatic shapes not charted here.

On Charango it is most often played as a movable shape you can slide along the fretboard to reach the right register, with the lowest comfortable position depending on your tuning and reach.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.