Six String Guitar · Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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

Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯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 Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 2nd (x 2 2 0 2 2) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 5th (x x 7 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 5th (7 6 5 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 12th (x 14 14 12 14 14) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 17th (x x 19 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — D-shape, 17th (19 18 17 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 x 0 2 2) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 2 2 0 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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, 2nd (x 2 2 0 2 2) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 5th (x x 7 6 5 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 5th (7 6 5 6 5 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 12th (x 14 14 12 14 14) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 17th (x x 19 18 17 17) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — D-shape, 17th (19 18 17 18 17 17) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 x 0 2 2) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

B Dominant 7th Sharp 13th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 2 2 0 2 x) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)

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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