Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG)

Bm♯13B Minor Sharp 13th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

How to play it

Bm♯13 fingering positions

Drop D (DADG), 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 Sharp 13th guitar chord — 7th position (9 9 7 7) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

B Minor Sharp 13th guitar chord — 9th position (9 12 12 11) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

B Minor Sharp 13th guitar chord — 19th position (21 21 19 19) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG)

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 Sharp 13th guitar tab — 7th position (9 9 7 7) in Drop D (DADG)

B Minor Sharp 13th guitar tab — 9th position (9 12 12 11) in Drop D (DADG)

B Minor Sharp 13th guitar tab — 19th position (21 21 19 19) in Drop D (DADG)

Sound

How Bm♯13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mellowshadowy

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6

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