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F#13 Piano Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand F#2 · E3 fingers 5–1
Right hand A#3 · D#4 · G#4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the F#13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F#2 and E3 with the left hand and A#3, D#4 and G#4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This common voicing omits the perfect fifth and natural eleventh (C# and B) to keep the sound clear.

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

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