What notes are in a Bbmaj13 chord?

Bbmaj13 is Bb, D, F, A, C, G: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 of Bb.

How do you play Bbmaj13 on guitar?

6th String Root: 6 5 5 5 6 5; 5th String Root: x 1 x 2 3 3; 4th String Root: x x 8 7 8 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbmaj13?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbmaj13: Bb Major, Bb Lydian, Bb Bebop Dominant, Bb Bebop Major.

Guitar chord · Major 13th

Bbmaj13 chord (Bb Major 13th)

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

Notes BbDFACG

Formula 1 3 5 7 9 13

Shapes 3 on this page

Bbmaj13 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 5 5 5 6 5

5th String Root x 1 x 2 3 3

4th String Root x x 8 7 8 5

Interactive chord diagram

Bbmaj13 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 Bbmaj13

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbmaj13 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Major Bb Lydian Bb Bebop Dominant Bb Bebop Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbmaj13 chord?: Bbmaj13 is Bb, D, F, A, C, G: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 of Bb.
How do you play Bbmaj13 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 6 5 5 5 6 5; 5th String Root: x 1 x 2 3 3; 4th String Root: x x 8 7 8 5 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbmaj13?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbmaj13: Bb Major, Bb Lydian, Bb Bebop Dominant, Bb Bebop Major.

Major 13th chords in every key

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