Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B9♭13B Dominant 9th Flat 13th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

F♯tone

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

How to play it

B9♭13 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 0 5 6 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 0 3 5 6 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 6 0 5 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 6 3 5 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

B9♭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 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 0 5 6 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 0 3 5 6 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 6 0 5 0 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

B Dominant 9th Flat 13th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 6 3 5 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 2

Sound

How B9♭13 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

tensedark

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C · F♯

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

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