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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–2–0–3–2–0

How to play the Bmmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–2–0–3–2–0 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 · index finger
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the Bmmaj11 chord

Other names: B minor major 11th

Music theory name: minor major eleventh chord

Common name: B minor major eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Bmmaj11 chord

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

All variations

Open
X–2–0–3–2–0
Open
2–2–2–3–3–2
Fret 7
7–7–8–7–7–9
Fret 9
X–9–9–9–11–10

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys