F#13#11: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#13#11 (13#11) is an interactive GuitarArcanum page with chord formula, intervals, voicings, inversions, triads, pentatonic patterns, scales and arpeggios on the fretboard.

Chord formula

Interval formula: 1 3 5 b7 9 #11 13. A dominant with a 13th and a sharp 11th — a bright, lifted dominant. The Lydian-dominant sound.

Chord tones

The #11 removes the clash with the 3rd and adds Lydian light. With the 13th on top it's a rich, bright dominant. Key colors: 3, b7, #11, 13.

Sound character

Bright, lifted and rich — the Lydian-dominant color of Steely Dan and modern big band.

Harmonic function

A dominant, often non-functional (backdoor, secondary). The #11 and 13 give the Lydian color.

Typical progressions

  • E13#11 → Cmaj7 (backdoor)
  • C#13#11 → C
  • B13#11 – F#maj7

Guitar voicing advice

Root on the 6th string with 3, b7, #11 and 13 on top. Drop the natural 11th and the 5th.

Compatible scales for F#13#11

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.