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B9#11 Guitar Chord

A Lydian dominant chord — a bright, open sound. Typical of modern jazz. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted as the sharp eleventh takes over its harmonic role.

Guitar

Strings X–2–1–2–2–1

How to play the B9#11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–1–2–2–1 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) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · pinky
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the B9#11 chord

Other names: B 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: B 9#11 chord

Notes and intervals in the B9#11 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
A Minor 7th
C# Major 9th
E# Augmented 11th

All variations

Open
X–2–1–2–2–1
Open
X–2–3–2–4–2
Fret 6
7–X–7–8–6–X
Fret 9
X–X–9–10–10–11

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using B9#11

What A Wondeful World
Louis Armstrong