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F♯13 (also written G♭13) is a dominant thirteenth chord made of 6 notes: F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯, D♯. It sounds full and jazzy, the most colourful dominant chord, and you hear it in jazz, blues and big-band endings. It is the V chord of B major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯13 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
| G♯ | 9 | major ninth | 14 |
| D♯ | 13 | major thirteenth | 21 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 13. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭13 is G♭, B♭, D♭, F♭, A♭, E♭: the same sounds under different names.
211120xx43402423442413x0(14)(13)(13)(13)(14)(12)21214xThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 12th fret ((14)(13)(13)(13)(14)(12)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯13 belongs to 3 keys: V in B major, VII in G♯ minor, V7 in B minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: B – F♯13 – G♯m – E.
F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G♯, D♯: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh, ninth, thirteenth.
Open position: 211120 (low string first), rated Easy.
F♯13 has D♯. F♯13 sounds full and jazzy, the most colourful dominant chord; F♯9 sounds funky and full, a seventh chord with more colour.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.