How to Play Piano Chord: E minor 13 — root | PianoKitty

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Em13

root position

E minor 13

root position

Notes

E, G, B, D, F♯, A, C♯

Parent major scale: E

The notes of the E major scale are:

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

minor 13 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11, 13

root	E
flat third	G
fifth	B
flat seventh	D
ninth	F♯
eleventh	A
thirteenth	C♯

Similar chords

E minor 11 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
E dominant 13 with raised third
E half-diminished 13 with flattened fifth
E minor-major 13 with raised seventh

Upper structures

E minor 7 stacked under Em (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

D major E · D

D–F♯–A = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step down from the root
F♯ minor E · D

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

Practice the minor 13 chords Practice all inversions of Em13

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