Dominant family
B dominant thirteenth chord
B13B dominant thirteenth
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- ♭7
- 9
- 13
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 1
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B1
- ♭2
- C♯9
- ♭3
- D♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- F♯5
- ♯5
- G♯13
- A♭7
- 7
- B Root
- D♯ Major 3rd
- F♯ Perfect 5th
- A Minor 7th
- C♯ Major 9th
- G♯ Major 13th
About this chord
What is a B dominant thirteenth chord?
B13 is built from 6 notes: B (the root), D♯ (the 3), F♯ (the 5), A (the ♭7), C♯ (the 9), G♯ (the 13). The richest dominant: a big-band sound. The fifth and ninth are often left out when it is played.
- Notes
- B · D♯ · F♯ · A · C♯ · G♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · 9 · 13
- Also written
- Bdom13
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Scales that contain B13
Neighbours
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