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

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Amaj13

root position

A major 13

root position

Notes

A, C♯, E, G♯, B, D, F♯

Parent major scale: A

The notes of the A major scale are:

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

major 13 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

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

Similar chords

A major 11 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
A minor-major 13 with flattened third
A major 13 sharp 5 with raised fifth
A dominant 13 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

A major 7 stacked under Am (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

B minor A · G♯

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

D–F♯–A = 11, 13, 1 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 13 chords Practice all inversions of Amaj13

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