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Bmaj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · A3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D4 · G4 · C5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Bmaj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and A3 with the left hand and D4, G4 and C5 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 (F and Eb) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for Bmaj13 chord

Other names: B major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: B major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Bmaj13 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
A Major 7th
C Major 9th
Eb Perfect 11th
G Major 13th

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