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B11 Piano Chord

A wide, open sound.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Eb4 · C5 fingers 1–5

How to play the B11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and Ab3 with the left hand and Eb4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This practical voicing omits the third and perfect fifth (D and F) so the third does not clash with the eleventh.

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

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