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A♯ Major 13th

Major 13th · A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯♯ · intervals P1-M3-P5-M7-M9-P11-M13

The A♯ Major 13th chord (A♯maj13) contains the notes A♯, C♯♯, E♯, G♯♯, B♯, D♯, and F♯♯. Its interval formula is R-M3-P5-M7-M9-P11-M13. A major 11th plus the 13th — maximally consonant extended chord, dense and shimmering.

B♭ Major 13th
This is the same chord as B♭ Major 13th — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with flats.

At the keyboard

A# · C## · E# · G## · B# · D# · F##
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A♯maj13

The A♯ Major 13th chord is a seven-note chord made up of A♯, C♯♯, E♯, G♯♯, B♯, D♯, and F♯♯. It is built from a root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh, major ninth, perfect eleventh, and major thirteenth.

Construction

A♯ Major 13th = Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 7th + Major 2nd + Perfect 4th + Major 6th = A♯ · C♯♯ · E♯ · G♯♯ · B♯ · D♯ · F♯♯
NoteIntervalDegree
A♯Root1
C♯♯Major 3rd3
E♯Perfect 5th5
G♯♯Major 7th7
B♯Major 2nd9
D♯Perfect 4th11
F♯♯Major 6th13

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the A♯ Major 13th is the tonic (I) chord of A# Major, whose key signature has 2 flats (B♭, E♭).

B♭E♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

BEADGCF

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of A♯ Major

These are the triads built on each degree of the A♯ major scale:

C1C2C3C4C5DFC6C7C8A#
IA♯ Major (major)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IA♯ MajorMajor
2iiC MinorMinor
3iiiD MinorMinor
4IVD♯ MajorMajor
5VF MajorMajor
6viG MinorMinor
7vii°A DiminishedDiminished

Same Notes, Other Names

The notes A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯♯ aren’t exclusive to this chord. Depending on which note is the bass and how the chord functions, the same pitches also spell the following:

A♯ Major 13th — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the A♯ Major 13th chord on piano?
The A♯ Major 13th chord contains the notes A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – G♯♯ – B♯ – D♯ – F♯♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.
What notes are in the A# Major 13th chord?
A# Major 13th is built from the A# root. Check the interactive keyboard above for exact notes and fingering.
How is the A# Major 13th chord used in music?
A# Major 13th appears in jazz, pop, and classical contexts. Its sound depends on the chord quality (Major 13th).
What is the fingering for A# Major 13th?
See the fingering chart above. Right hand typically uses thumb on root. Left hand uses pinky on root.
What are the inversions of A# Major 13th?
Use the inversion buttons above to see each inversion with notes, fingering, and staff notation.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data is piano.org's own interval-derived reference dataset — continuously maintained and human-verified, with no fixed publication date.

  1. 1

    Goetschius, Percy(1889)

    The Material Used in Musical Composition

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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