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Bmmaj11 Guitar Chord

A very rare, experimental chord. Occasionally found in modern jazz and progressive music. On guitar, some notes must be omitted — typically the fifth and ninth.

Guitar

Strings X–1–1–2–2–1

How to play the Bmmaj11 chord on guitar

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

Notation for Bmmaj11 chord

Other names: B minor major 11th

Music theory name: minor major eleventh chord

Common name: B minor major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Bmmaj11 chord

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

All Variations

Open
X–1–1–2–2–1
Fret 6
6–6–7–6–6–8
Fret 8
X–8–8–8–10–9
Fret 11
X–13–11–14–13–11

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys