No reason to me to have this restriction
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âaddâ means you add something to the triad and donât add anything else. âCadd9â means: Play c-e-g and add d, but donât use the 7 (or anything else). So âCadd13â means: Play c-e-g and add a, but nothing else.
(In fact you wouldnât use this, because without having a 7 in the chord you wouldnât use 13 but 6. So if you really want to have c-e-g-a and nothing else you could use Cadd6 â but I havenât seen this in any context.)
So using the âaddâ bans other additions to the triad. Cb9/add13 would be a contradiction in terms.
so how would we notate a chord with both a b9 and a 13
iâm specifically trying to do a Ab7(b9)(13)- how do you do that -without- adding an 11 also
It seems to me like this is possible by selecting the âtypeâ of chord as 13 and then adding the b/# 9 with the tick boxes in the chord properties menu. To my understanding of harmony, a 13 implies a flat seventh so itâs not necessary to write out and state a 13 as an added note by your reasoning, and as peter said âadd#â are reserved for triads.