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

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B♭maj13

root position

B♭ major 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)

major 13 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

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

Similar chords

B♭ major 11 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
B♭ minor-major 13 with flattened third
B♭ major 13 sharp 5 with raised fifth
B♭ dominant 13 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

C minor A♯ · A

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

D♯–G–A♯ = 11, 13, 1 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 13 chords Practice all inversions of B♭maj13

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