Music A-Level
13th chord
What 13th chord means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A chord that provides maximum jazz-funk colour, typically omitting the eleventh to avoid clashing with the major third.
Adds the thirteenth above the root, encompassing all notes of a diatonic scale.
Topics that use 13th chord
- Area of study 2: Pop music - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
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