How to Play Piano Chord: B♭ dominant 13 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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B♭13

1st inversion

B♭ dominant 13

1st inversion

Notes

D, F, A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭

Parent major scale: A♯

The notes of the A♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	A♯	root
2	C	second
3	D	third
4	D♯	fourth
5	F	fifth
6	G	sixth
7	A	seventh
8	A♯	octave
9	C	ninth
10	D♯	eleventh
11	G	thirteenth

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 13 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11, 13

root	B♭
third	D
fifth	F
flat seventh	A♭
ninth	C
eleventh	E♭
thirteenth	G

Similar chords

B♭ dominant 11 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
B♭ minor 13 with flattened third
B♭ major 13 with raised seventh

Upper structures

B♭ dominant 7 stacked under B♭m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

C minor A♯ · G♯

C–D♯–G = 9, 11, 13 · left hand: root + ♭7
A♭ major A♯ · G♯

G♯–C–D♯ = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the dominant 13 chords Practice all inversions of B♭13

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