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

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Cm13

root position

C minor 13

root position

Notes

C, E♭, G, B♭, D, F, A

Parent major scale: C

The notes of the C major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

C minor 7 stacked under Cm (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

B♭ major C · A♯

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

a major triad a whole step down from the root
D minor C · A♯

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

Practice the minor 13 chords Practice all inversions of Cm13

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