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F 13th (F13)

FRoot
AMaj 3
E♭min 7
G9
D13

Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.

Notes
FAE♭GD
Formula
1 · 3 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe123412345

F13

F 13th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • AM3
  • E♭m7
  • G9
  • D13

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes

Why a 13th chord sounds the way it does

F+4 fretsA+6 fretsE♭+4 fretsG+7 fretsD

Stacked from 4 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fmaj7F7Fadd9F6Fsus2Fsus4Fmaj9F6/9

Chords in the key of F

What F13 usually sits next to

I · Fii · Gmiii · AmIV · B♭V · Cvi · Dmvii° · E°

Close relatives

Relatives of F major

  • DmRelative minor of F major
  • FmParallel minor, lower the 3rd

Other 13 chords

Same quality, every root

C13C♯13D13E♭13E13F13F♯13G13A♭13A13B♭13B13
01

Root

F
02

Quality

13

5+ notes: stack the 9th, 11th or 13th on a 7th chord.

Why a 13th chord sounds the way it does

F+4 fretsA+6 fretsE♭+4 fretsG+7 fretsD

Stacked from 4 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe123412345

F13

F 13th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • AM3
  • E♭m7
  • G9
  • D13

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fmaj7F7Fadd9F6Fsus2Fsus4Fmaj9F6/9

Chords in the key of F

What F13 usually sits next to

I · Fii · Gmiii · AmIV · B♭V · Cvi · Dmvii° · E°

Close relatives

Relatives of F major

  • DmRelative minor of F major
  • FmParallel minor, lower the 3rd

Other 13 chords

Same quality, every root

C13C♯13D13E♭13E13F13F♯13G13A♭13A13B♭13B13
F 13th