How to Play Piano Chord: E♭ dominant 13 — 2nd inv | PianoKitty

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E♭13

2nd inversion

E♭ dominant 13

2nd inversion

Notes

B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭, G

Parent major scale: D♯

The notes of the D♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

F minor D♯ · C♯

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

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

Practice the dominant 13 chords Practice all inversions of E♭13

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