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Bass chord companion

Db7b13 Chord

Learn the Db7b13 chord on bass with chord tones, intervals, and interactive fretboard shapes.

1Db3F5Abb7Cbb13Bbb

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

Db7b13 chord tones around the E-string root.

Db 7b13 Root on E string bass chord tonesDb7b13 chord tones around the E-string root.EADG89101112135b13b713

Root on A string

Db7b13 chord tones around the A-string root.

Db 7b13 Root on A string bass chord tonesDb7b13 chord tones around the A-string root.EADG345675b13b7135b13b71

Full fretboard map

Every Db7b13 Chord chord tone across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive
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Common progressions using Db7b13

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 Db7b13
  2. /I Gb Major

Minor-key dominant pull

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

  1. V Db7b13
  2. /i Gb Minor

Chord Tones

DegreeIntervalNote
1RDb
33F
55Ab
b7b7Cb
b13#5Bbb

Formula

R – 3 – 5 – b7 – #5

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