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F#maj13 Piano Chord

The widest major extended chord — 7 notes. An advanced jazz chord.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand F#2 · F3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Bb3 · Eb4 · Ab4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the F#maj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F#2 and F3 with the left hand and Bb3, Eb4 and Ab4 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.

Notation for F#maj13 chord

Other names: F# major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: F# major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in F#maj13 chord

Note Interval
F# Root
B Major 3rd
C# Perfect 5th
F Major 7th
Ab Major 9th
H Perfect 11th
Eb Major 13th

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