Home / B13 B Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (B13) B Dominant 13th (B13) is built from B, D#, F#, A, C#, G#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M formula measured from the root B. This page shows 80 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Fingerings for B13 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 4, G at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 2, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B13 A at fret 3, G at fret 2 B13 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2 B13 A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3 B13 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B13 low E at fret 2, D at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B13 low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B13 A at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3 B13 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, high E at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4 B13 A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E muted B13 A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B13 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1 B13 low E at fret 2, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 2, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B13 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2 B13 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted B13 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted B13 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted B13 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B13 low E at fret 2, A muted, B muted, high E at fret 2 B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B open, high E muted B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B open, high E muted B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E muted B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B13 low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted B13 low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2 B13 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 1, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2 B13 low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 2 B13 low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 B13 low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted B13 low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted B13 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted How to play B13 B Dominant 13th Guitar Chord (B13) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
B13 FAQ What notes are in B Dominant 13th? B Dominant 13th (B13) contains B, D#, F#, A, C#, G#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m - 9M - 13M above the root B. How do you play B13 on guitar? The most common shape here is "B13": low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, G at fret 3. Is B13 hard for beginners? It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.