How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ dominant 13 — 3rd inv | PianoKitty

This page is interactive. Connect your MIDI device.

Tap here to start

A♭13

3rd inversion

A♭ dominant 13

3rd inversion

Notes

G♭, B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭

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)

dominant 13 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11, 13

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

A♭ dominant 7 stacked under G♯m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

B♭ minor G♯ · F♯

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

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

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

The keyboard can of every chord — change it any time in Preferences.