B♭m13 8-string bass chord

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8-string bass · Standard

B♭ minor thirteenth · Frets 4–5

F♯BEADGCF4R♭7♭31395noteB♭A♭D♭GCFroleR♭7♭31395fret444555frets 4–5C0C1C2C3C4C5
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How to play B♭m13 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the C string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the B and F strings.

From the F♯ string 4 x 4 4 5 5 5 x (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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