How to Play Piano Chord: G major 13 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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Gmaj13

1st inversion

G major 13

1st inversion

Notes

B, D, F♯, A, C, E, G

Parent major scale: G

The notes of the G major scale are:

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

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

major 13 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

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

Similar chords

G major 11 with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
G minor-major 13 with flattened third
G major 13 sharp 5 with raised fifth
G dominant 13 with flattened seventh

Upper structures

G major 7 stacked under Gm (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

A minor G · F♯

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

C–E–G = 11, 13, 1 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 13 chords Practice all inversions of Gmaj13

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