A 13 Chord on Concert Ukulele

Play A 13 on Concert Ukulele: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

A 13 chord diagram, starting at fret 1. Strings low to high: G open, C 1st fret, E 2nd fret, A open.

The A 13 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes A, B, C#, E, F#, G. This page shows how to play A 13 on Concert Ukulele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

It has a scale around 15 inches, a little more room between frets than a soprano.

On Concert Ukulele 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 A 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.