Fdimmaj7b13: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

Fdimmaj7b13 (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

  • FdimMaj7b13 – Bbm
  • dark leading-tone move
  • FdimMaj7b13 → tonic

Guitar voicing advice

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

Compatible scales for Fdimmaj7b13

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.