F#dimmaj7b13: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#dimmaj7b13 (DimMaj7b13) 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 b3 b5 7 b13. A diminished-major 7th with a flat 13th. A dense, dark chord with a double tension up top.

Chord tones

On top of the already sharp dimMaj7, a flat 13th adds another dark color. The chord is dense and very tense.

Sound character

Dense, dark and ominous — the extreme end of the diminished-major tension.

Harmonic function

A tense harmonic-minor tonic or a leading-tone chord. Unstable.

Typical progressions

  • F#dimMaj7b13 – Bm
  • dark leading-tone move
  • F#dimMaj7b13 → tonic

Guitar voicing advice

Pick four or five notes, not all at once. Keep the major 7th and b13 on top.

Compatible scales for F#dimmaj7b13

Open interactive scale pages that naturally pair with this chord.

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.