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Amaj13 Piano Chord

The widest major extended chord — 7 notes. An advanced jazz chord.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand A2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C#4 · F#4 · B4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Amaj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play A2 and Ab3 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 Amaj13 chord

Other names: A major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: A major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj13 chord

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

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