F Major 13th Guitar Chord

also known as Fmaj13, FM13

your first finger goes on the first fret of the sixth string
your second finger goes on the first fret of the second string
the first, third, fourth and fifth strings are open

Diagram of an F major 13th guitar chord at the open position

Notes in an F Major 13th Guitar chord

Root : F

3rd : A

5th : C

Major 7th : E

9th : G

13th : D

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar barre chord at the 12 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar chord at the 1 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar chord at the 8 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar barre chord at the 5 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar chord at the 12 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar chord at the 7 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar chord at the 5 fret

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Third Inversion

Contains an E as the bass note.

Notated as F/E

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar barre chord at the 10 fret (third inversion)

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Fifth Inversion

Contains a D as the bass note.

Notated as F/D

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar barre chord at the 10 fret (fifth inversion)

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Diagram of an F major 13th guitar barre chord at the 3 fret (fifth inversion)

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Recommended Scales for an F Major 13th Guitar Chord

Rock Scales

Modes Scales

Jazz Scales

Other thirteenth chords

While the dominant thirteenth is the most common thirteenth chord, the major thirteenth is also fairly common. A major thirteenth chord (containing a major seventh) will nearly always feature a chromatically raised eleventh (C E G B D F♯ A) (see lydian mode), except for cases when the eleventh is omitted altogether. It is customary to omit the eleventh on dominant or major thirteenth chords because the eleventh conflicts with the third, in these chords by a semitone.