B dominant thirteenth piano chord - B13

The B dominant thirteenth chord is a 6-note chord consisting of the notes B, D#, F#, A, C# and G#.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as B13.

Interactive piano diagram for the B dominant thirteenth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the B dominant thirteenth chord with the notes CbBAD#EbF#GbC#DbG#Ab

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of B13. These contain less notes but all of them are included in B13.

Scales with B13

Below you find all scales that include B13:

  • bebop
  • mixolydian
  • lydian dominant
  • bebop minor
  • composite blues
  • chromatic

B dominant thirteenth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the B13 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the B dominant thirteenth chord (B13). The notes B, D#, F#, A, C# and G# are highlighted.