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

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G♯m13

root position

G♯ minor 13

root position

Notes

G♯, B, D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, F

Parent major scale: G♯

The notes of the G♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

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

Play it as two chords

F♯ major G♯ · F♯

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

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

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

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

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