How to Play Piano Chord: G minor-major 13 — root | PianoKitty

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Gm(maj13)

root position

G minor-major 13

root position

Notes

G, B♭, D, G♭, A, C, E

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)

minor-major 13 chord pattern

1, ♭3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

root	G
flat third	B♭
fifth	D
seventh	G♭
ninth	A
eleventh	C
thirteenth	E

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

G minor-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 minor-major 13 chords Practice all inversions of Gm(maj13)

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