Five String Banjo · Open G (gDGBD)

Bm♭13B Minor Flat 13th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

F♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 5 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · F · F♯

How to play it

Bm♭13 fingering positions

Open G (gDGBD), 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 Minor Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 4 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

B Minor Flat 13th guitar chord — 4th position (x 4 7 0 5) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

B Minor Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (x 16 15 16 17) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

B Minor Flat 13th guitar chord — 15th position (x 16 15 17 16) fretboard diagram in Open G (gDGBD)

Read it as tab

Bm♭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 Minor Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 4 5) in Open G (gDGBD)

B Minor Flat 13th guitar tab — 4th position (x 4 7 0 5) in Open G (gDGBD)

B Minor Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (x 16 15 16 17) in Open G (gDGBD)

B Minor Flat 13th guitar tab — 15th position (x 16 15 17 16) in Open G (gDGBD)

Sound

How Bm♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · ♭5 · 5

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