Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 3 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 3rd (6 5 3 3 3 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 6th (6 8 6 7 6 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 8th (x x 8 10 9 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — A-shape, 13th (x 13 15 13 15 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — G-shape, 15th (18 17 15 15 15 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — E-shape, 18th (18 20 18 19 18 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — Open (x 1 0 1 x 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

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 — Open (x 1 3 1 3 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 3rd (6 5 3 3 3 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 6th (6 8 6 7 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 8th (x x 8 10 9 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — A-shape, 13th (x 13 15 13 15 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — G-shape, 15th (18 17 15 15 15 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — E-shape, 18th (18 20 18 19 18 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — Open (x 1 0 1 x 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How B7♯13 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

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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