B13 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More B chordsB13 is usually played as one of two movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard. Although three of the chord notes are present among the open strings in standard tuning, there are no natural suitable fingerings in open positions.
The chord consists of seven notes but is played with one or more notes omitted. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth, perfect eleventh and major thirteen intervals.
B13 is an abbreviation for B dominant thirteen. A less common abbreviation is Bdom13.
The notes that the B13 chord consists of are B, D#, F#, A, C#, E and G#.
F#m7 - B13 - Emaj7
1st inversion: B13/D# (means that D# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: B13/F# (means that F# is the bass note).
3rd inversion: B13/A (means that A is the bass note).
4th inversion: B13/C# (means that C# is the bass note).
5th inversion: B13/E (means that E is the bass note).
6th inversion: B13/G# (means that G# is the bass note).
B13(no3) is a B 13th with no third (D#).
B13(no5) is a B 13th with no fifth (F#).
B13(no9) is a B 13th with no ninth (C#).