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Fmaj13 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand F2 · E3 fingers 5–1
Right hand A3 · D4 · G4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Fmaj13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F2 and E3 with the left hand and A3, D4 and G4 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 Bb) to keep the sound clear.

Notation for Fmaj13 chord

Other names: F major 13th

Music theory name: major thirteenth chord

Common name: F major thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in Fmaj13 chord

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

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