A Major Thirteenth Chord
Also known as:
A Major 13th , AM13 , Amaj13 , AMaj13 , Ama13 , AΔ13
The A Major Thirteenth Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. A Major Thirteenth Chord contains the notes A, C♯, E, G♯, B, D, F♯. The A Major Thirteenth Chord is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root A, the Third C♯, and the Fifth E), the Seventh G♯, and also includes the Thirteenth (Sixth) F♯ from the octave above.
Below you will find the A Major Thirteenth Chord notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
A, C♯, E, G♯, B, D, F♯
Can be omitted: E, B, D
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Tonic |
| C♯ | 3 | Mediant |
| E | 5 | Dominant |
| G♯ | 7 | Leading Tone |
| B | 9 | Supertonic |
| D | 11 | Subdominant |
| F♯ | 13 | Submediant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| A > A | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| A > C♯ | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| A > E | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| A > G♯ | 11 | Major 7th (M7) |
| A > B | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
| A > D | 17 | Perfect 11th (P11) |
| A > F♯ | 21 | Major 13th (M13) |
Scales related to A Major Thirteenth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the A Major Thirteenth Chord.
I Chord of A Major Scale
♭III Chord of F♯ Natural Minor Scale
I Chord of A Ionian Mode
♭VII Chord of B Dorian Mode
♭VI Chord of C♯ Phrygian Mode
V Chord of D Lydian Mode
IV Chord of E Mixolydian Mode
♭III Chord of F♯ Aeolian Mode
♭II Chord of G♯ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A Major Thirteenth Chord.
♭III Chord of G♭ Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of C♭ Dorian Mode
♭VI Chord of D♭ Phrygian Mode
IV Chord of F♭ Mixolydian Mode
♭III Chord of G♭ Aeolian Mode
♭II Chord of A♭ Locrian Mode
Chords related to A Major Thirteenth Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Major Thirteenth Chord.
B Minor Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
E Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Major Thirteenth Chord and have the same root note.
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Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the A Major Thirteenth Chord but have a different root note.
B Minor Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
E Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
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