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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 F4 · Bb4 · Eb5 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 F4, Bb4 and Eb5 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 (Ab and F#) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for C#13 chord

Other names: C# 13th, C# thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: C# thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in C#13 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
H Minor 7th
Eb Major 9th
F# Perfect 11th
B Major 13th

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