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Bass chord companion

Bb13 Chord

Learn the Bb13 chord on bass with chord tones, intervals, and interactive fretboard shapes.

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1Bb3Db7Ab9C13G

Bass chord-tone boxes

Bass lines usually imply this chord with arpeggios and target tones. Start with root-on-E and root-on-A boxes.

Root on E string

Bb13 chord tones around the E-string root.

Bb Dominant 13 Root on E string bass chord tonesBb13 chord tones around the E-string root.EADG5678919311513b719311

Root on A string

Bb13 chord tones around the A-string root.

Bb Dominant 13 Root on A string bass chord tonesBb13 chord tones around the A-string root.EADG01234513b719311513b71

Full fretboard map

Every Bb13 Chord chord tone across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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Common progressions using Bb13

Try these progressions to hear the chord in context instead of treating it as an isolated shape.

V to I resolution

Use the dominant sound to pull strongly into a stable major tonic.

  1. V Bb13
  2. /I Eb Major

Minor-key dominant pull

The same dominant root can resolve into a minor tonic for a darker cadence.

  1. V Bb13
  2. /i Eb Minor

Chord Tones

DegreeIntervalNote
1RBb
33D
b7b7Ab
92C
136G

Formula

R – 3 – b7 – 2 – 6

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