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B13 Guitar Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk. All 7 notes can't be played on 6 strings — the fifth and eleventh are commonly omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–1–0–1–3–3

How to play the B13 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–0–1–3–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for B13 chord

Other names: B 13th, B thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: B thirteenth chord

Intervals and tones in B13 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th
Eb Perfect 11th
G Major 13th

All Variations

Open
X–1–0–1–3–3
Fret 4
6–5–0–0–4–4
Fret 6
6–6–6–7–8–8
Fret 12
X–13–12–13–15–15

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys