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

B9(add13)B Dominant 9th Added 13th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone
Ctone
Gtone

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

How to play it

B9(add13) 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 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 4 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 6 5 4) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 4 4 5 5) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 16th position (19 16 16 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 16th position (19 16 17 18 17 16) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar chord — 16th position (19 18 16 16 17 17) fretboard diagram in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Read it as tab

B9(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 Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 4 6 5 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 6 5 4) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 4 4 5 5) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 16th position (19 16 16 18 17 17) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 16th position (19 16 17 18 17 16) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
B Dominant 9th Added 13th guitar tab — 16th position (19 18 16 16 17 17) in Open A Tuning (EAEAC♯E)
Sound

How B9(add13) sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
richsoulful
Genres
jazzfunk
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C · G
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · ♭2 · ♭6
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