F Major 13th Banjo Chord

also known as Fmaj13, FM13

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

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

Notes in an F Major 13th Banjo chord

Root : F

3rd : A

5th : C

Major 7th : E

9th : G

13th : D

Fmaj13

Diagram of an F major 13th banjo barre chord at the 2 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th banjo barre chord at the 2 fret (third inversion)

Fmaj13/E

Diagram of an F major 13th banjo chord at the 3 fret

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Diagram of an F major 13th banjo chord at the 3 fret (first inversion)

Fmaj13/A

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.