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F13 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 1–3–1–2–3–1

How to play the F13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 1–3–1–2–3–1 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 1 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for F13 chord

Other names: F 13th, F thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: F thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in F13 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–3–1–2–3–1
Open
1–1–1–2–3–3
Fret 7
X–8–7–8–10–10
Fret 8
8–8–8–8–10–10

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys