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Guitar chord · Dominant 13#11

Bb13#11 chord (Bb Dominant 13#11)

Dominant 13th with a raised 11th: the full Lydian dominant sound.

Notes BbDFAbCEG
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11 13
Shapes 2 on this page

Bb13#11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 6 7 6 7 8 8
5th String Root x 1 2 1 3 3

Interactive chord diagram

Bb13#11 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 Bb13#11

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bb13#11 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bb13#11 chord?
Bb13#11 is Bb, D, F, Ab, C, E, G: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, ♯11, 13 of Bb.
How do you play Bb13#11 on guitar?
6th String Root: 6 7 6 7 8 8; 5th String Root: x 1 2 1 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bb13#11?
Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bb13#11: Bb Lydian Dominant.

Dominant 13#11 chords in every key

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