C maj7add13 Chord on Octave Mandolin
Play C maj7add13 on Octave Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C maj7add13 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 C, E, G, A, B. This page shows how to play C maj7add13 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A and E courses ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 5 over a 5-fret stretch. C falls on the G course. It sounds from C3 up to E4.
Octave Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C 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.