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B13 Piano Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D4 · G4 · C5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the B13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and Ab3 with the left hand and D4, G4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This common voicing omits the perfect fifth and natural eleventh (F and Eb) to keep the sound clear.

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

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