What notes are in a Bmaj13 chord?

Bmaj13 is B, D#, F#, A#, C#, G#: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 of B.

How do you play Bmaj13 on guitar?

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

What scale goes with Bmaj13?

Scales on B that contain every note of Bmaj13: B Major, B Lydian, B Bebop Dominant, B Bebop Major.

Guitar chord · Major 13th

Bmaj13 chord (B Major 13th)

Major 9th with the 13th on top: a lush, wide-open major sound.

Notes BD#F#A#C#G#

Formula 1 3 5 7 9 13

Shapes 3 on this page

Bmaj13 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 6 6 6 7 6

5th String Root x 2 x 3 4 4

4th String Root x x 9 8 9 6

Interactive chord diagram

Bmaj13 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 Bmaj13

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bmaj13 is the chord of the moment.

B Major B Lydian B Bebop Dominant B Bebop Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Bmaj13 chord?: Bmaj13 is B, D#, F#, A#, C#, G#: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 of B.
How do you play Bmaj13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 7 6 6 6 7 6; 5th String Root: x 2 x 3 4 4; 4th String Root: x x 9 8 9 6 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bmaj13?: Scales on B that contain every note of Bmaj13: B Major, B Lydian, B Bebop Dominant, B Bebop Major.

Major 13th chords in every key

Cmaj13 C#maj13 Dmaj13 Ebmaj13 Emaj13 Fmaj13 F#maj13 Gmaj13 Abmaj13 Amaj13 Bbmaj13 Bmaj13