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

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Bmaj13

root position

B major 13

root position

Notes

B, D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	B	root
2	C♯	second
3	D♯	third
4	E	fourth
5	F♯	fifth
6	G♯	sixth
7	A♯	seventh
8	B	octave
9	C♯	ninth
10	E	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 Bm (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

C♯ minor B · A♯

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

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

Practice the major 13 chords Practice all inversions of Bmaj13

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