How to Play Piano Chord: B dominant 13 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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B13

1st inversion

B dominant 13

1st inversion

Notes

D♯, F♯, A, C♯, E, G♯, B

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

B dominant 7 stacked under Bm (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

C♯ minor B · A

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

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

Practice the dominant 13 chords Practice all inversions of B13

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