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Gmaj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand G2 · F#3 fingers 5–1
Right hand B3 · E4 · A4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Gmaj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play G2 and F#3 with the left hand and B3, E4 and A4 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 (D and C) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for Gmaj13 chord

Other names: G major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: G major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Gmaj13 chord

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