F# m(maj7)add13 Chord on Octave Mandolin
How to play the F# m(maj7)add13 chord on Octave Mandolin: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The F# m(maj7)add13 chord is a minor/major extended chord pairing a minor third with a natural seventh and upper tensions. It is built from the notes F#, A, C#, D#, F. This page shows how to play F# m(maj7)add13 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The A string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 11 over a 3-fret stretch. F# falls on the G string. It sounds from F#3 up to F5.
Octave Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on F# or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.