Standard
B dominant thirteenth · Frets 5–7
B13 guitar chord
What it is
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Standard
B thirteenth suspended fourth · Frets 2–4
Standard
B thirteenth flat nine · Frets 1–4
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B thirteenth sharp eleven · Frets 5–7
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How to play B13 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the low E string at the 7th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the B string at the 7th fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 5th fret.
From the low E string 7 6 6 6 7 5 (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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