What notes are in a B7b13 chord?

B7b13 is B, D#, F#, A, G: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭13 of B.

How do you play B7b13 on guitar?

6th String Root: 7 9 7 8 8 7; 5th String Root: x 2 4 2 4 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with B7b13?

Scales on B that contain every note of B7b13: B Phrygian Dominant, B Mixolydian b6, B Phrygian b4, B Lydian Dominant b6.

Guitar chord · Dominant 7b13

B7b13 chord (B Dominant 7b13)

Dominant 7th with a flat 13th: a dark dominant colour from the Mixolydian ♭6 scale.

Notes BD#F#AG

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 ♭13

Shapes 2 on this page

B7b13 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

6th String Root 7 9 7 8 8 7

5th String Root x 2 4 2 4 3

Interactive chord diagram

B7b13 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over B7b13

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when B7b13 is the chord of the moment.

B Phrygian Dominant B Mixolydian b6 B Phrygian b4 B Lydian Dominant b6

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Questions

What notes are in a B7b13 chord?: B7b13 is B, D#, F#, A, G: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, ♭13 of B.
How do you play B7b13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 7 9 7 8 8 7; 5th String Root: x 2 4 2 4 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with B7b13?: Scales on B that contain every note of B7b13: B Phrygian Dominant, B Mixolydian b6, B Phrygian b4, B Lydian Dominant b6.

Dominant 7b13 chords in every key

C7b13 C#7b13 D7b13 Eb7b13 E7b13 F7b13 F#7b13 G7b13 Ab7b13 A7b13 Bb7b13 B7b13