D#13th Piano Chord

Finding FX from D# step by step:

• Start on: D#
• Step 1: move up to E
• Step 2: move up to E#
• Step 3: move up to F#
• Step 4: Land on FX

• E is a minor second above D#.
• E# is a major 2nd above D#.
• F# is a minor third above D#.
• FX is a major third above D#.

Finding B# from D# step by step:

• Start on: D#
• Step 1: move down to CX
• Step 2: move down to C#
• Step 3: Land on B#

• CX is a minor second below D#.
• C# is a major 2nd below D#.
• B# is a minor third below D#. The maj 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note B# is down 3 half-steps from D#, but up 9 half-steps from D#:

Finding C# from D# step by step:

• Start on: D#
• Step 1: move down to CX
• Step 2: Land on C#

• CX is a minor second below D#.
• C# is a major 2nd below D#. The min 7th is down a major 2nd? Confusing, right? The note C# is down 2 half-steps from D#, but up 10 half-steps from D#:

Finding D# from D# step by step:

• Start on: D#
• Step 1: move down to CX
• Step 2: move down to C#
• Step 3: move down to B#
• Step 4: move down to B
• Step 5: move down to A#
• Step 6: move down to A
• Step 7: move down to G#
• Step 8: move down to FX
• Step 9: move down to F#
• Step 10: move down to E#
• Step 11: move down to E
• Step 12: Land on D#

• CX is a minor second below D#.
• C# is a major 2nd below D#.
• B# is a minor third below D#.
• B is a major third below D#.
• A# is a fourth below D#.
• A is a flat fifth below D#.
• G# is a fifth below D#.
• FX is a sharp fifth (minor sixth) below D#.
• F# is a major sixth below D#.
• E# is a minor seventh below D#.
• E is a major seventh below D#.
• D# is a octave below D#. The root is down a octave? Confusing, right? The note D# is down 12 half-steps from D#, but up 0 half-steps from D#: