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F#13 Guitar Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk. All 7 notes can't be played on 6 strings — the fifth and eleventh are commonly omitted.

Guitar

Strings 2–2–1–3–0–0

How to play the F#13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 2–2–1–3–0–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 2 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 2 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · pinky
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the F#13 chord

Other names: F# 13th, F# thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: F# thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the F#13 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
A# Major 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
E Minor 7th
G# Major 9th
B Perfect 11th
D# Major 13th

All variations

Open
2–2–1–3–0–0
Open
2–2–2–3–4–4
Fret 7
X–9–8–8–7–0
Fret 9
9–9–9–9–11–11

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys