Mandolin · Standard
B♭ dominant thirteenth · Open position
B♭13 mandolin chord
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How to play B♭13 on mandolin
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the E string at the 3rd fret. Let the D string ring open.
From the G string 1 0 1 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭13?
B♭13, 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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