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Bb13 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–3–3

How to play the Bb13 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–3–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · pinky

Other names for the Bb13 chord

Other names: Bb 13th, Bb thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: Bb thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bb13 chord

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

All variations

Open
1–2–3–3
Fret 4
5–7–4–5
Fret 7
7–8–8–10
Fret 10
12–12–10–11

More chords with Bb as the root

The same chord type in other keys