Bass · Standard
B dominant thirteenth · Frets 4–6
B13 bass chord
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How to play B13 on bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 6th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 4th fret.
From the E string 5 6 6 4 (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.
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