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

B+9(add13)B Augmented 9th Added 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

Gtone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭6 · Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C · G

How to play it

B+9(add13) fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 Augmented 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 6th position (8 7 7 7 9 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 8th position (8 11 8 9 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 18th position (20 19 19 19 21 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

B+9(add13) 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 Augmented 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 7 7 9 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 8th position (8 11 8 9 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Augmented 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 18th position (20 19 19 19 21 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How B+9(add13) sounds

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C · G

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭6

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