Five String Banjo · Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2

BM♯13B Major Sharp 13th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone

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

How to play it

BM♯13 fingering positions

Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2, 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 Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 4th (7 6 4 5 x) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 16th (19 18 16 17 x) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 4 x 5) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 4 5 7) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 16th position (19 18 16 x 17) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar chord — 16th position (19 18 16 17 19) fretboard diagram in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
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 Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 4th (7 6 4 5 x) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 16th (19 18 16 17 x) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 4 x 5) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 4 5 7) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 16th position (19 18 16 x 17) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
B Major Sharp 13th guitar tab — 16th position (19 18 16 17 19) in Sawmill / Mountain Modal (gDGCD) · Capo 2
Sound

How BM♯13 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyunresolved
Genres
bluesjazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6
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