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Bmaj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand B2 · A#3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D#4 · G#4 · C#5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Bmaj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play B2 and A#3 with the left hand and D#4, G#4 and C#5 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 E) to keep the sound clear.

Other names for the Bmaj13 chord

Other names: B major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: B major thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bmaj13 chord

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

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Songs using Bmaj13

Second Rate Town
Good Kid