F minor thirteenth

Fm13

Also written Fmin13 · F−13

NotesF · A♭ · C · E♭ · G · D
Formula1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
F1C5G9D13A♭♭3E♭♭7
All its notes, from the root

The minor 13th — the complete dorian sound. The 13th (D) is a major 6th, and it is what makes the chord dorian rather than natural minor.

How pianists voice Fm13

Nobody plays a jazz chord in root position. These are the shapes that actually get played — the same ones Cadenza shows when you play the chord.

Shell Left hand

F1A♭♭3E♭♭7

1 · ♭3 · ♭7 — root, 3rd and 7th: the three notes that say what the chord is. Left hand, low; everything else is colour.

Rootless A From the 3rd

D13G9A♭♭3E♭♭7

♭3 · 13 · ♭7 · 9 — no root: the bass player has it. The left-hand voicing of modern jazz piano.

Rootless B From the 7th

G9D13E♭♭7A♭♭3

♭7 · 9 · ♭3 · 13 — the other half of the pair. A and B alternate through a ii–V–I so the hand barely moves.

Drop 2 Two hands

D13F1A♭♭3E♭♭7

13 · 1 · ♭3 · ♭7 — close position with the second voice from the top dropped an octave: wider, warmer, the standard for chord melody.

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