Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

BM6♯13B Major 6th Sharp 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

Gtone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 6 · Notes A♯ · D · F · G · G♯

How to play it

BM6♯13 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 5th position (8 8 8 5 7) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 8 8 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 17th position (20 20 20 17 19) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 18th position (20 20 20 18 18) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

BM6♯13 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 5th position (8 8 8 5 7) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 8 8 6 6) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 17th position (20 20 20 17 19) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

B Major 6th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 18th position (20 20 20 18 18) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 1

Sound

How BM6♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyrelaxed

Genres

jazzblues

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 6

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