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

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F♯m13

root position

F♯ minor 13

root position

Notes

F♯, A, C♯, E, G♯, B, D♯

Parent major scale: F♯

The notes of the F♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

F♯ minor 7 stacked under F♯m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

E major F♯ · E

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

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

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

Practice the minor 13 chords Practice all inversions of F♯m13

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