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B13 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 2–3–4–4

How to play the B13 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–4–4 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 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 4 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · pinky

Other names for the B13 chord

Other names: B 13th, B thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: B thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the B13 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
A Minor 7th
C# Major 9th
E Perfect 11th
G# Major 13th

All variations

Open
2–3–4–4
Fret 5
6–8–5–6
Fret 8
8–9–9–11
Fret 11
13–13–11–12

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys