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Dominant family

F dominant thirteenth chord

F13

F dominant thirteenth

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • 9
  • 13

Guitar standard tuning

Fret 1

No barre: each note has its own finger.

EA×DGBe×12345FE♭AD

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. F1
  2. ♭2
  3. G9
  4. ♭3
  5. A3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. C5
  9. ♯5
  10. D13
  11. E♭♭7
  12. 7
  • F Root
  • A Major 3rd
  • C Perfect 5th
  • E♭ Minor 7th
  • G Major 9th
  • D Major 13th

About this chord

What is an F dominant thirteenth chord?

F13 is built from 6 notes: F (the root), A (the 3), C (the 5), E♭ (the ♭7), G (the 9), D (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.

Notes
F · A · C · E♭ · G · D
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
Also written
Fdom13
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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