C13th Piano Chord
C13th
C 13th Chord
3rd
EMaj 6th
AMin 7th
BbRoot
CE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
C
Bb
E
A
The Notes in a C 13th Chord Chord
The 3rd
Finding E from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move up to Db
- Step 2: move up to D
- Step 3: move up to Eb
- Step 4: Land on E
3rd
ERoot
C1
2
3
- Db is a minor second above C.
- D is a major 2nd above C.
- Eb is a minor third above C.
- E is a major third above C.
The Maj 6th
Finding A from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move up to Db
- Step 2: move up to D
- Step 3: move up to Eb
- Step 4: move up to E
- Step 5: move up to F
- Step 6: move up to Gb
- Step 7: move up to G
- Step 8: move up to Ab
- Step 9: Land on A
Maj 6th
ARoot
C1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
- Db is a minor second above C.
- D is a major 2nd above C.
- Eb is a minor third above C.
- E is a major third above C.
- F is a fourth above C.
- Gb is a flat fifth above C.
- G is a fifth above C.
- Ab is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) above C.
- A is a major sixth above C.
The Min 7th
Finding Bb from C step by step:
- Start on: C
- Step 1: move down to B
- Step 2: Land on Bb
Min 7th
BbRoot
C1
- B is a minor second below C.
- Bb is a major 2nd below C. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note Bb is down 2 half-steps from C, but up 10 half-steps from C:
Min 7th
BbRoot
C1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9