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

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Dmaj13

root position

D major 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)

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)
D 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 Dm (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

E minor D · C♯

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

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

Practice the major 13 chords Practice all inversions of Dmaj13

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