Chord type
Major 13th Chords on Piano
The major 13th chord is the fullest extension of the major 7th, a seven-note voicing that represents the complete major scale harmonized as a single chord. It creates a luminous, orchestral quality used in jazz, film scoring, and sophisticated pop.
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C Major 13th Chord
Notes: C - E - G - B - D - F - A
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Open the full C Major 13th Chord reference ›Formula: Root – 3rd – 5th – 7th – 9th – 11th – 13th
Scale degrees: 1–3–5–7–9–11–13
Sound: Luminous, orchestral, lush, complete
Symbol: maj13, M13 (Cmaj13)
The complete chord: Cmaj13 contains all seven notes of the C major scale stacked in thirds. In practice, drop the 5th and 11th (which clashes with the 3rd). The 13th adds a sweet, warm color on top of the already lush maj9 sound. This voicing appears in orchestral jazz and film scoring.
Major 13th Chord in All 18 Keys
All 18 spellings, ♯ and ♭ keys listed separately.
C Major 13th ChordNotes: C – E – G – B – D – F – AC♯ Major 13th ChordNotes: C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯ – A♯D♭ Major 13th ChordNotes: D♭ – F – A♭ – C – E♭ – G♭ – B♭D Major 13th ChordNotes: D – F♯ – A – C♯ – E – G – BD♯ Major 13th ChordNotes: D♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – B♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯E♭ Major 13th ChordNotes: E♭ – G – B♭ – D – F – A♭ – CE Major 13th ChordNotes: E – G♯ – B – D♯ – F♯ – A – C♯F Major 13th ChordNotes: F – A – C – E – G – B♭ – DF♯ Major 13th ChordNotes: F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – B – D♯G♭ Major 13th ChordNotes: G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ – C♭ – E♭G Major 13th ChordNotes: G – B – D – F♯ – A – C – EG♯ Major 13th ChordNotes: G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E♯A♭ Major 13th ChordNotes: A♭ – C – E♭ – G – B♭ – D♭ – FA Major 13th ChordNotes: A – C♯ – E – G♯ – B – D – F♯A♯ Major 13th ChordNotes: A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯♯B♭ Major 13th ChordNotes: B♭ – D – F – A – C – E♭ – GB Major 13th ChordNotes: B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – E – G♯C♭ Major 13th ChordNotes: C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F♭ – A♭