Accessible Page: B Dominant Thirteen Sharp Fifth Guitar Chord Fingering

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B 13(#5) Description

Welcome to our tutorial on the B 13(#5) chord. This complex chord belongs to the Augmented Chords family and is composed of the notes B, D#, F##, A, C#, E, and G#. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, #5, b7, 9, 11, and 13, making it a rich chord with a lot of harmonic depth.

Understanding the B 13(#5) chord will require a good grasp of chord notation and the fretboard intervals that compose it. The complete names of the music intervals that make up this chord are: Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, Minor Seventh, Major Ninth, Perfect Eleventh, and Major Thirteenth.

This tutorial will guide you through how to play this chord, providing chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that clearly show the tones composing the chord. This chord, while advanced, can add a unique flavor to your playing and is well worth the effort to learn.

If you are new to the world of more complex chords, you may find our intermediate guitar chord tutorial helpful. For those looking to understand the theory behind building chords like the B 13(#5), our guitar music theory tutorial can provide useful insights.

Mastering the B 13(#5) chord can open up new possibilities in your playing, especially in genres like jazz that frequently use augmented and extended chords. We hope this tutorial helps you in your musical journey!

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