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

D♭maj13

root position

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D♭ major 13

root position

Notes

D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭

Parent major scale: C♯

The notes of the C♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

D♭ major 7 stacked under C♯m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

D♯ minor C♯ · C

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

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

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