B 13th (B13)
BRoot
D♯Maj 3
Amin 7
C♯9
G♯13
Maximum extension. Usually played as subset (omit 11th, sometimes 5th). Big band and jazz standard.
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How to play it
B13
B 13th, Open
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- BRoot
- D♯M3
- Am7
- C♯9
- G♯13
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
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How to play it
B13
B 13th, Open
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- BRoot
- D♯M3
- Am7
- C♯9
- G♯13
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04