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

Note	Number	Name
B	1	Tonic
D♯	3	Mediant
F♯	5	Dominant
A♯	7	Leading Tone
C♯	9	Supertonic
E	11	Subdominant
G♯	13	Submediant

Intervals

Notes	Semitones	Interval
B > B	0	Perfect Unison (P1)
B > D♯	4	Major 3rd (M3)
B > F♯	7	Perfect 5th (P5)
B > A♯	11	Major 7th (M7)
B > C♯	14	Major 9th (M9)
B > E	17	Perfect 11th (P11)
B > G♯	21	Major 13th (M13)

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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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Music Theory

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