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A13 Piano Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand A2 · G3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C#4 · F#4 · B4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the A13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play A2 and G3 with the left hand and C#4, F#4 and B4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This common voicing omits the perfect fifth and natural eleventh (E and D) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for A13 chord

Other names: A 13th, A thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: A thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in A13 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E Perfect 5th
G Minor 7th
H Major 9th
D Perfect 11th
F# Major 13th

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