B Major Thirteenth Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
B Major 13th , BM13 , Bmaj13 , BMaj13 , Bma13 , BΔ13

Here you can learn how to play B Major Thirteenth Chord on the Guitar. The B Major Thirteenth Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. B Major Thirteenth Chord contains the notes B, D, F, A, C, E, G (although F, C, E can be omitted). The B Major Thirteenth Chord on Guitar is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root B, the Third D, and the Fifth F), the Seventh A, and also includes the Thirteenth (Sixth) G from the octave above.

Below you will find B Major Thirteenth Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the B Major Thirteenth Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

B, D, F, A, C, E, G

Can be omitted: F, C, E

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B1Tonic
D3Mediant
F5Dominant
A7Leading Tone
C9Supertonic
E11Subdominant
G13Submediant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B > B0Perfect Unison (P1)
B > D4Major 3rd (M3)
B > F7Perfect 5th (P5)
B > A11Major 7th (M7)
B > C14Major 9th (M9)
B > E17Perfect 11th (P11)
B > G21Major 13th (M13)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

B Major Thirteenth Open Chords

Open chord shapes for B Major Thirteenth Chord with the root in the bass.

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B Major Thirteenth Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for B Major Thirteenth Chord with the root in the bass.

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C Shape
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A Shape
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G Shape
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E Shape
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E Shape
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E Shape

Music Theory

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