How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ major 13 — root | PianoKitty

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A♭maj13

root position

A♭ major 13

root position

Notes

A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭, D♭, F

Parent major scale: G♯

The notes of the G♯ major scale are:

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

A♭ major 7 stacked under G♯m (separated by a major 2nd)

Play it as two chords

B♭ minor G♯ · G

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

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

Practice the major 13 chords Practice all inversions of A♭maj13

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