5-string bass · Standard
B thirteenth flat nine · Frets 5–6
B13♭9 5-string bass chord
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How to play B13♭9 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the E to the G at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the D string at the 6th fret. Let the B string ring open.
From the B string 0 5 6 6 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B13♭9?
B13♭9, B thirteenth flat nine, is B, D♯, F♯, A, C and G♯: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the perfect fifth (F♯), the minor seventh (A), the flat ninth (C) and the thirteenth (G♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭9 13.
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B13♭9 on other instruments
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