B13 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

B dominant thirteenth · Open position

BEADGC53139noteBF♯AD♯G♯C♯roleR5♭73139fret020111frets 1–2C0C1C2C3C4C5
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How to play B13 on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the C string at the 1st fret. Let the B and A strings ring open.

From the B string 0 2 0 1 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B13?

B13, 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.

B13 on other instruments

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