How to Play Piano Chord: C♯ minor 13 — 4th inv | PianoKitty

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C♯m13

4th inversion

C♯ minor 13

4th inversion

Notes

D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯, B

Parent major scale: C♯

The notes of the C♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	C♯	root
2	D♯	second
3	F	third
4	F♯	fourth
5	G♯	fifth
6	A♯	sixth
7	C	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)
D♭ 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 C♯m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

B major C♯ · B

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

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

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

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

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