C seventh, flat thirteen

C7(♭13)

Also written C7(♭6) · C7b13

NotesC · E · G · B♭ · A♭
Formula1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭13
C1E3G5B♭♭7A♭♭13
All its notes, from the root

A dominant with a natural 5th and a ♭13 (A♭) above it — mixolydian ♭6, the V of F minor. Drop the 5th and the same shape becomes C7(♯5).

How pianists voice C7(♭13)

Nobody plays a jazz chord in root position. These are the shapes that actually get played — the same ones Cadenza shows when you play the chord.

Shell Left hand

C1E3B♭♭7

1 · 3 · ♭7 — root, 3rd and 7th: the three notes that say what the chord is. Left hand, low; everything else is colour.

Rootless A From the 3rd

E3D9A♭♭13B♭♭7

3 · ♭13 · ♭7 · 9 — no root: the bass player has it. The left-hand voicing of modern jazz piano.

Rootless B From the 7th

D9E3B♭♭7A♭♭13

♭7 · 9 · 3 · ♭13 — the other half of the pair. A and B alternate through a ii–V–I so the hand barely moves.

Drop 2 Two hands

C1E3A♭♭13B♭♭7

♭13 · 1 · 3 · ♭7 — close position with the second voice from the top dropped an octave: wider, warmer, the standard for chord melody.

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