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C#maj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C#3 · C4 fingers 5–1
Right hand F4 · Bb4 · Eb5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the C#maj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C#3 and C4 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#maj13 chord

Other names: C# major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: C# major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in C#maj13 chord

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

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