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B11 Guitar Chord

A wide, open sound. On guitar, the third is almost always omitted in practice as it clashes with the eleventh (a semitone apart). The fifth is also commonly omitted.

Guitar

Strings X–1–1–1–3–1

How to play the B11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–1–1–3–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for B11 chord

Other names: B 11th, B eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: B eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in B11 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th
Eb Perfect 11th

All Variations

Open
X–1–1–1–3–1
Fret 4
6–5–0–5–4–4
Fret 8
8–8–8–8–9–10
Fret 11
X–13–12–13–11–11

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys