G seventh, flat nine, flat thirteen

G7(♭9♭13)

Also written G7b9b13

NotesG · B · D · F · A♭ · E♭
Formula1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9 · ♭13
G1B3D5F♭7A♭♭9E♭♭13
All its notes, from the root

Both minor-key tensions on one dominant: the ♭9 (A♭) and ♭13 (E♭) are the ♭6 and ♭3 of C minor, where G7(♭9♭13) resolves. It is the V chord straight out of C harmonic minor.

How pianists voice G7(♭9♭13)

Nobody plays a jazz chord in root position. These are the shapes that actually get played — the same ones Cadenza shows when you play the chord.

Shell Left hand

G1B3F♭7

1 · 3 · ♭7 — root, 3rd and 7th: the three notes that say what the chord is. Left hand, low; everything else is colour.

Rootless A From the 3rd

B3F♭7E♭♭13A♭♭9

3 · ♭13 · ♭7 · ♭9 — no root: the bass player has it. The left-hand voicing of modern jazz piano.

Rootless B From the 7th

F♭7B3A♭♭9E♭♭13

♭7 · ♭9 · 3 · ♭13 — the other half of the pair. A and B alternate through a ii–V–I so the hand barely moves. Without G underneath, the same keys read as Fø7 — the bass turns them into G7(♭9♭13).

Drop 2 Two hands

G1B3F♭7E♭♭13

♭13 · 1 · 3 · ♭7 — close position with the second voice from the top dropped an octave: wider, warmer, the standard for chord melody.

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