D Major 13th Banjo Chord

also known as Dmaj13, DM13

your first finger goes on the second fret of the second string
your third finger goes on the fourth fret of the third string
your fourth finger goes on the fourth fret of the first string
the fourth string is open

Diagram of a D major 13th banjo chord at the open position

Notes in a D Major 13th Banjo chord

Root : D

3rd : F#

5th : A

Major 7th : C#

9th : E

13th : B

Dmaj13

Diagram of a D major 13th banjo barre chord at the 11 fret

Dmaj13

Diagram of a D major 13th banjo barre chord at the 11 fret (third inversion)

Dmaj13/C#

Diagram of a D major 13th banjo chord at the 12 fret

Dmaj13

Diagram of a D major 13th banjo chord at the 12 fret (first inversion)

Dmaj13/F#

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.