B Minor 13 Chord

What is the B Minor 13 Chord?

The B Minor 13 chord is a useful grip to learn because it shows you the core chord tones you'll reuse in riffs, progressions, and improvisation.

Notes and Arpeggios

Minor 13th chords extend the minor 7th with a 13th, creating a deep, complex minor voicing used in advanced jazz and fusion. They have a rich, brooding quality that sits well in modal contexts. The chord tones are: B, D, A, C#, G#. It's built from degrees 1, b3, b7, 9, and 13.

How to Use It

Extended voicings are a staple of jazz, neo-soul, and modern pop harmony. On guitar, start with the chord-box voicings, then find at least two different string sets where the same chord tones appear.

Move the shape to a few different frets while keeping the same interval structure in mind. Use the highlights to spot where the same tone repeats across strings.