B Minor Thirteenth Chord
Also known as:
B Minor 13th , Bm13 , Bmin13 , Bmi13 , B−13
The B Minor Thirteenth Chord has a minor quality which includes a minor Third interval that produces a generally sad sound. B Minor Thirteenth Chord contains the notes B, D, F♯, A, C♯, E, G♯. The B Minor Thirteenth Chord 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) C♯ from the octave above.
Below you will find the B Minor Thirteenth Chord 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 | Subtonic |
| C♯ | 9 | Supertonic |
| E | 11 | Subdominant |
| G♯ | 13 | Submediant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| B > B | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| B > D | 3 | minor 3rd (m3) |
| B > F♯ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
| B > A | 10 | minor 7th (m7) |
| B > C♯ | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
| B > E | 17 | Perfect 11th (P11) |
| B > G♯ | 21 | Major 13th (M13) |
Scales related to B Minor Thirteenth Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the B Minor Thirteenth Chord.
ii Chord of A Major Scale
iv Chord of F♯ Natural Minor Scale
ii Chord of A Ionian Mode
i Chord of B Dorian Mode
♭vii Chord of C♯ Phrygian Mode
vi Chord of D Lydian Mode
v Chord of E Mixolydian Mode
iv Chord of F♯ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of G♯ Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the B Minor Thirteenth Chord.
iv Chord of G♭ Natural Minor Scale
i Chord of C♭ Dorian Mode
♭vii Chord of D♭ Phrygian Mode
v Chord of F♭ Mixolydian Mode
iv Chord of G♭ Aeolian Mode
♭iii Chord of A♭ Locrian Mode
Chords related to B Minor Thirteenth Chord
Enharmonic Equivalent
Chord with the same root and notes as the B Minor Thirteenth Chord but different spelling.
C♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
Same Notes
Chords that have all of the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Minor Thirteenth Chord.
A Major Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
E Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
Same Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Minor Thirteenth Chord and have the same root note.
No matches found
Different Root Note
Chords that include the same notes (in any spelling) as the B Minor Thirteenth Chord but have a different root note.
A Major Thirteenth Chord
C♭ Minor Thirteenth Chord
E Dominant Thirteenth Chord
F♭ Dominant Thirteenth Chord
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