How to Play Piano Chord: G♯ half-diminished 13 — root

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G♯m13♭5

root position

G♯ half-diminished 13

root position

G♯, B, D, F♯, A♯, C♯, F

The notes of the G♯ major scale are:

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

1, ♭3, ♭5, ♭7, 9, 11, 13

F♯ major G♯ · F♯

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

a major triad a whole step down from the root
B♭ major G♯ · F♯

A♯–D–F = 9, ♭5, 13 · left hand: root + ♭7

a major triad a whole step up from the root

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