Chord & FretB7(b13) — dominant flat thirteenth
Notes in B7(b13): B – D# – F# – A – GFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – b13In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.
The 7(b13) is a dark dominant, with the thirteenth lowered. The tension pulls strongly toward resolution.
The same chord on all four instruments
Where to use it: A dark resolution, especially to a minor chord.
The shapes of B7(b13) don't end on this page — the whole neck holds dozens. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in each instrument's own voice; open every variation on the neck, grouped by bass note; and change the tuning — the shape rewrites itself. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.
See the whole neck in Chord & Fret →Part of the Altered dominants family.