Chords
Bb Major seventh added thirteenth
Bb · D · F · G · A · C
Bb Major seventh added thirteenth (Bbmaj7add13) is a major chord of 6 notes: Bb · D · F · G · A · C.
Also written BbM7add13
Bb Major seventh added thirteenth
Bb · D · F · G · A · C
Voicings on the piano
| Voicing | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|
| Closed, root position | Bb3 · D4 · F4 · G4 · A4 · C5 | |
| Open (drop 2) | A3 · Bb3 · D4 · F4 · G4 · C5 | |
| Shell | Bb3 · D4 · A4 | |
| Rootless | D3 · G3 · A3 · C4 |
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Anatomy
Bb Major seventh added thirteenth (Bbmaj7add13) contains the notes Bb · D · F · G · A · C, each with a role measured as an interval from the root.
Read on: how triads are built · seventh chords · extensions
Inversions
An inversion of Bb Major seventh added thirteenth puts a chord tone other than Bb in the bass; the name after the slash is that bass note.
Where it lives
The keys and the scales Bb Major seventh added thirteenth belongs to.
In which keys
Bb Major seventh added thirteenth is diatonic to 4 keys; the numeral is its degree and the label its harmonic function.
- Bb majorImaj7add13Tonic
- G minorIIImaj7add13Tonic
- F majorIVmaj7add13Subdominant
- D minorVImaj7add13Subdominant
Extensions beyond the seventh count when every note sits in the key.
Scales that contain it
Bb Major seventh added thirteenth fits inside these scales, each built on Bb.
- Bb MajorBb · C · D · Eb · F · G · A
- Bb LydianBb · C · D · E · F · G · A
- Bb BebopBb · C · D · Eb · F · G · Ab · A
- Bb Bebop MajorBb · C · D · Eb · F · F# · G · A
- Bb IchikosuchoBb · C · D · Eb · Fb · F · G · A
Understanding the Bb Major seventh added thirteenth chord
Names and symbols
Bbmaj7add13 is the chord symbol for Bb Major seventh added thirteenth; it is also written BbM7add13.
maj7, M7, Δ7, ma7 and ^7 all mean the major seventh. A lowercase m7 is a different chord, the minor seventh, so the capital letter and the triangle are the only things keeping the two apart on a chart.
Common questions
- What notes are in the Bb Major seventh added thirteenth chord?
- The Bb Major seventh added thirteenth chord contains the notes Bb · D · F · G · A · C: the root Bb with the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 6M, 7M, 9M stacked above it. Play them together for the chord or one after another for an arpeggio. The lowest note is normally Bb, but any chord tone can take the bass in an inversion.
- What intervals make up the Bb Major seventh added thirteenth chord?
- Measured from Bb, the Bb Major seventh added thirteenth chord stacks the intervals 1P, 3M, 5P, 6M, 7M, 9M. The quality of the third and of the seventh, if there is one, is what gives the chord its character; the rest of the notes colour it. Every interval in the formula links to its own page, with its sound.
- How do I play the Bb Major seventh added thirteenth chord?
- On guitar the most common Bb Major seventh added thirteenth shape is 630065, read from the lowest string to the highest; the instrument panel above shows several more with their fingerings. On piano play Bb3 · D4 · F4 · G4 · A4 · C5 with the right hand, or move the root down into the left hand and keep the rest above it. Every shape on this page plays when you press it.