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Bmaj11 Guitar Chord

A very wide, "floating" sound. On guitar, the third is commonly omitted (clashes with the eleventh) and often the fifth too. In practice, usually only 4 of the 6 notes are played.

Guitar

Strings X–1–1–2–3–1

How to play the Bmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–1–2–3–1 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 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Bmaj11 chord

Other names: B major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: B major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Bmaj11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–1–1–2–3–1
Fret 4
6–X–0–5–4–5
Fret 6
6–6–7–7–6–6
Fret 8
X–X–8–8–10–10

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys