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Eb13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Eb3 · C#4 fingers 5–1
Right hand G4 · C5 · F5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Eb13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Eb3 and C#4 with the left hand and G4, C5 and F5 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 (Bb and Ab) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for Eb13 chord

Other names: Eb 13th, Eb thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: Eb thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Eb13 chord

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

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