B13 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

B dominant thirteenth · Open position

F♯BEADGBE53139noteBF♯AD♯G♯C♯roleR5♭73139fret020112frets 1–2C1C2C3C4C5C6
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How to play B13 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the low 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 little finger on the high B string at the 2nd fret. Let the low B and A strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and high E strings.

From the F♯ string x 0 2 0 1 1 2 x (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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