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Emaj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand E3 · D#4 fingers 5–1
Right hand G#4 · C#5 · F#5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Emaj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play E3 and D#4 with the left hand and G#4, C#5 and F#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 (B and A) to keep the sound clear.

Other names for the Emaj13 chord

Other names: E major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: E major thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the Emaj13 chord

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

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