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E thirteen suspended four chord
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About the E thirteen suspended four chord

E thirteen suspended four is used in D Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as an E thirteenth suspended fourth chord.

Its notes are E, A, B, D, F♯, and C♯. The intervals are a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth, a minor seventh, a major ninth, and a major thirteenth.

Also called 13sus.

Learn more about the E13sus4 chord

Positions

Position 1 of 4

Notes and intervals

1EERoot
2AAPerfect 4th
3BBPerfect 5th
4DDMinor 7th
5F#F♯Major 9th
6C#C♯Major 13th

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Other E chords

Simpler triads

E five chordE major chordE minor chordE diminished chordE augmented chord

Suspended

E suspended two chordE suspended four chordE seven suspended four chordE nine suspended four chord

Sixths and sevenths

E six chordE minor six chordE minor flat six chordE seven chordE major seven chordE minor seven chordE minor seven flat five chordE diminished seven chordE minor major seven chordE major seven flat five chordE major seven sharp five chordE minor major seven flat five chord

Extensions

E nine chordE add nine chordE major nine chordE minor nine chordE eleven chordE thirteen chordE six nine chordE minor add nine chordE major eleven chordE major thirteen chordE minor eleven chordE minor thirteen chordE minor six nine chordE minor major nine chordE minor major eleven chord

Altered

E seven sharp five chordE seven flat five chordE seven flat nine chordE seven sharp nine chordE nine flat five chordE nine sharp eleven chordE nine sharp five chord

Functional relationships

These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.

Dominant

B major chord Learn more about Dominant

The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.

Subdominant

A major chord Learn more about Subdominant

The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.

Tritone substitution

A sharp thirteen suspended four chord Learn more about Tritone substitution

The tritone substitution is a dominant chord a tritone away that shares the same tension, so it can stand in for this chord and resolve the same way.

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