B♭ 13th (B♭13)
B♭Root
DMaj 3
A♭min 7
C9
G13
Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.
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How to play it
B♭13
B♭ 13th, Open
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- A♭m7
- C9
- G13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a 13th chord sounds the way it does
B♭+4 fretsD+6 fretsA♭+4 fretsC+7 fretsG
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭13 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other 13 chords
Same quality, every root
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How to play it
B♭13
B♭ 13th, Open
- Bass
- B♭, the root
- Root
- B♭
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- B♭Root
- DM3
- A♭m7
- C9
- G13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More B♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of B♭
What B♭13 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of B♭ major
Other 13 chords
Same quality, every root