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B♭13 chord

B♭ Dominant 13th

Bb13 · Root

1Bb33D45F4b7Ab49C513G5
C4359C5131b7

Every chord tone stacked from the root up.

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Notes

B♭ – D – F – A♭ – C – G

Formula

1 – 3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 13

Practice Note

The dominant 13th is a broad V-chord color, commonly drawn from Mixolydian and resolving by fifth. Piano voicings usually omit the 5th and may omit the root when bass covers it, preserving the 3rd and b7 as guide tones.

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About Bb13

The Bb13 chord sounds full and orchestral, using nearly the entire scale. Its notes are Bb, D, F, Ab, C, G. This chord is commonly heard in jazz, and gospel music.

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All Bb chords (61)

Triads

Bb — MajorBbm — MinorBbdim — DiminishedBbaug — AugmentedBbsus2 — Suspended 2ndBbsus4 — Suspended 4thBb5 — Power Chord

7ths

Bb7 — Dominant 7thBbmaj7 — Major 7thBbm7 — Minor 7thBbm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Bbdim7 — Diminished 7thBbm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thBb6 — Major 6thBbm6 — Minor 6thBb7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4Bb7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

Bb9 — Dominant 9thBbmaj9 — Major 9thBbm9 — Minor 9thBbadd9 — Add 9Bbadd11 — Add 11Bbadd2 — Add 2Bbadd#11 — Add Sharp 11Bb11 — Dominant 11thBb6/9 — 6/9Bbmaj13 — Major 13thBbm(add2) — Minor Add 2Bbm(add9) — Minor Add 9Bbm(add11) — Minor Add 11BbmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thBbm11 — Minor 11thBbm13 — Minor 13thBbm6/9 — Minor 6/9Bb7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11Bb9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11Bb13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11Bb9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4Bb13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Bbmaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Bbmaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11BbmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thBbm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

Bb7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9Bb7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9Bb13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9Bb7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9Bb7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5Bb7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5Bb7alt — Altered DominantBb7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5Bb7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5Bb7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5Bb7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9Bb9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5Bb9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5Bb13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9Bb7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Bbaug7 — Augmented 7thBbdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thBbaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th