Six String Guitar · Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)

B7♭13B Dominant 7th Flat 13th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone
F♯tone

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

How to play it

B7♭13 fingering positions

Open C Tuning (CGCGCE), 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 Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 0 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 6 0 3 5) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 x 12 9 11) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 9 12 x 11) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 9 12 9 11) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 9 12 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 11 11 12 9 11) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar chord — 9th position (11 12 9 11 11 11) fretboard diagram in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
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 Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 0 6 5) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 6 0 3 5) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 x 12 9 11) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 9 12 x 11) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 9 12 9 11) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 9 12 11 11) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 11 11 12 9 11) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
B Dominant 7th Flat 13th guitar tab — 9th position (11 12 9 11 11 11) in Open C Tuning (CGCGCE)
Sound

How B7♭13 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
moodytense
Genres
jazzsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

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