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Emaj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand E3 · Eb4 fingers 5–1
Right hand Ab4 · 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 Eb4 with the left hand and Ab4, 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.

Notation for Emaj13 chord

Other names: E major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: E major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Emaj13 chord

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

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