B♭13 5-string bass chord

How to play B♭13 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the E to the D at the 10th fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 11th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 11th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 12th fret.

From the B string 11 10 11 10 12 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B♭13?

B♭13, B♭ dominant thirteenth, is B♭, D, F, A♭, C and G: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the perfect fifth (F), the minor seventh (A♭), the ninth (C) and the thirteenth (G). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 13.