E13th Piano Chord

Finding G# from E step by step:

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

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

Finding C# from E step by step:

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

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

Finding D from E step by step:

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

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

Finding E from E step by step:

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

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