Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

B7♯13B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

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

How to play it

B7♯13 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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 Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (9 11 10 11) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)

Read it as tab

B7♯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 Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (9 11 10 11) in Chicago (DGBE)

Sound

How B7♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyrelaxed

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · G♯

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

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