A13th Piano Chord
A13th
A 13th Chord
Root
AMin 7th
G3rd
C#Maj 6th
F#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A
G
C#
F#
The Notes in a A 13th Chord Chord
The Root
Finding A from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: move down to G
- Step 3: move down to F#
- Step 4: move down to F
- Step 5: move down to E
- Step 6: move down to Eb
- Step 7: move down to D
- Step 8: move down to C#
- Step 9: move down to C
- Step 10: move down to B
- Step 11: move down to Bb
- Step 12: Land on A
Root
ARoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A.
- F# is a minor third below A.
- F is a major third below A.
- E is a fourth below A.
- Eb is a flat fifth below A.
- D is a fifth below A.
- C# is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below A.
- C is a major sixth below A.
- B is a minor seventh below A.
- Bb is a major seventh below A.
- A is a octave below A. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note A is down 12 half-steps from A, but up 0 half-steps from A:
The Min 7th
Finding G from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: Land on G
Min 7th
GRoot
A1
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note G is down 2 half-steps from A, but up 10 half-steps from A:
Min 7th
GRoot
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The 3rd
Finding C# from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move up to Bb
- Step 2: move up to B
- Step 3: move up to C
- Step 4: Land on C#
3rd
C#Root
A1
2
3
- Bb is a minor second above A.
- B is a major 2nd above A.
- C is a minor third above A.
- C# is a major third above A.
The Maj 6th
Finding F# from A step by step:
- Start on: A
- Step 1: move down to G#
- Step 2: move down to G
- Step 3: Land on F#
Maj 6th
F#Root
A1
2
- G# is a minor second below A.
- G is a major 2nd below A.
- F# is a minor third below A. The maj 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note F# is down 3 half-steps from A, but up 9 half-steps from A:
Maj 6th
F#Root
A1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8