A13th Piano Chord

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

• 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:

Finding G from A step by step:

• Start on: A
• Step 1: move down to G#
• Step 2: Land on G

• 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:

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#

• 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.

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#

• 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: