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C#13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C#3 · B3 fingers 5–1
Right hand E#4 · A#4 · D#5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the C#13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C#3 and B3 with the left hand and E#4, A#4 and D#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 (G# and F#) to keep the sound clear.

Other names for the C#13 chord

Other names: C# 13th, C# thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: C# thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the C#13 chord

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

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The same chord type in other keys