B♭m13 5-string bass chord

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5-string bass · Standard

B♭ minor thirteenth · Frets 11–12

BEADG11R♭7♭313noteB♭A♭D♭GroleR♭7♭313fret11111112frets 11–12C0C1C2C3C4
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How to play B♭m13 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 11th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 11th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 11th fret and your little finger on the G string at the 12th fret. Don’t play the E string.

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

What notes are in B♭m13?

B♭m13, B♭ minor thirteenth, is B♭, D♭, F, A♭, C, E♭ and G: the root (B♭), the minor third (D♭), the perfect fifth (F), the minor seventh (A♭), the ninth (C), the eleventh (E♭) and the thirteenth (G). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11 13.

B♭m13 on other instruments

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