What notes are in a Bbm13 chord?

Bbm13 is Bb, Db, F, Ab, C, G: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of Bb.

How do you play Bbm13 on guitar?

6th String Root: 6 8 6 6 8 8; 5th String Root: x 1 3 1 2 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbm13?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm13: Bb Dorian, Bb Ukrainian Dorian, Bb Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Minor 13th

Bbm13 chord (Bb Minor 13th)

Minor 9th with the 13th on top: a warm, smooth minor sound.

Notes BbDbFAbCG

Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 13

Shapes 2 on this page

Bbm13 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 8 6 6 8 8

5th String Root x 1 3 1 2 3

Interactive chord diagram

Bbm13 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 Bbm13

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbm13 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Dorian Bb Ukrainian Dorian Bb Bebop Dorian

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbm13 chord?: Bbm13 is Bb, Db, F, Ab, C, G: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 13 of Bb.
How do you play Bbm13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 6 8 6 6 8 8; 5th String Root: x 1 3 1 2 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbm13?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm13: Bb Dorian, Bb Ukrainian Dorian, Bb Bebop Dorian.

Minor 13th chords in every key

Cm13 C#m13 Dm13 Ebm13 Em13 Fm13 F#m13 Gm13 Abm13 Am13 Bbm13 Bm13