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

This page is interactive. Connect your MIDI device.

Tap here to start

D13

root position

D dominant 13

root position

Notes

D, F♯, A, C, E, G, B

Parent major scale: D

The notes of the D major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

D dominant 7 stacked under Dm (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

E minor D · C

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

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

Practice the dominant 13 chords Practice all inversions of D13

The keyboard can of every chord — change it any time in Preferences.