G13th Piano Chord
G13th
G 13th Chord
3rd
BMaj 6th
EMin 7th
FRoot
GE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
G
F
B
E
The Notes in a G 13th Chord Chord
The 3rd
Finding B from G step by step:
- Start on: G
- Step 1: move up to Ab
- Step 2: move up to A
- Step 3: move up to Bb
- Step 4: Land on B
3rd
BRoot
G1
2
3
- Ab is a minor second above G.
- A is a major 2nd above G.
- Bb is a minor third above G.
- B is a major third above G.
The Maj 6th
Finding E from G step by step:
- Start on: G
- Step 1: move down to F#
- Step 2: move down to F
- Step 3: Land on E
Maj 6th
ERoot
G1
2
- F# is a minor second below G.
- F is a major 2nd below G.
- E is a minor third below G. The maj 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note E is down 3 half-steps from G, but up 9 half-steps from G:
Maj 6th
ERoot
G1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The Min 7th
Finding F from G step by step:
- Start on: G
- Step 1: move down to F#
- Step 2: Land on F
Min 7th
FRoot
G1
- F# is a minor second below G.
- F is a major 2nd below G. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note F is down 2 half-steps from G, but up 10 half-steps from G:
Min 7th
FRoot
G1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
The Root
Finding G from G step by step:
- Start on: G
- Step 1: move down to F#
- Step 2: move down to F
- Step 3: move down to E
- Step 4: move down to Eb
- Step 5: move down to D
- Step 6: move down to Db
- Step 7: move down to C
- Step 8: move down to B
- Step 9: move down to Bb
- Step 10: move down to A
- Step 11: move down to Ab
- Step 12: Land on G
Root
GRoot
G1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
- F# is a minor second below G.
- F is a major 2nd below G.
- E is a minor third below G.
- Eb is a major third below G.
- D is a fourth below G.
- Db is a flat fifth below G.
- C is a fifth below G.
- B is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below G.
- Bb is a major sixth below G.
- A is a minor seventh below G.
- Ab is a major seventh below G.
- G is a octave below G. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note G is down 12 half-steps from G, but up 0 half-steps from G: