How to Play Piano Chord: B♭ minor 13 — root | PianoKitty

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B♭m13

root position

B♭ minor 13

root position

Notes

B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭, G

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)

minor 13 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11, 13

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

A♭ major A♯ · G♯

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

a major triad a whole step down from the root
C minor A♯ · G♯

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

Practice the minor 13 chords Practice all inversions of B♭m13

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