Emmaj7add13 Minor-Major 7th

The Emmaj7add13 chord is built from the notes E – G – B – D# – C#.

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Also known as

E-maj7(13)E-maj7(add13)E-maj7add13Em(maj7)(add13)Em(maj7)add13EmM7(13)

Chord tones, one by one

ERoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.

GThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

BFifth

Perfect fifth

Seven semitones — the most stable interval, reinforces the root.

D#Seventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

C#Extension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Melodic minor scale; its characteristic note is the major 7th.

🎸 Genres

Modern jazz · Post-bop · Fusion

mmaj7add13 in every key

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