How to Play Piano Chord: D♯ minor 13 — 3rd inv | PianoKitty

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D♯m13

3rd inversion

D♯ minor 13

3rd inversion

Notes

C♯, F, G♯, C, D♯, F♯, A♯

Parent major scale: D♯

The notes of the D♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

D♯ minor 7 stacked under D♯m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

D♭ major D♯ · C♯

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

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

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

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

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