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B11 Ukulele Chord

A wide, open sound. On guitar, the third is almost always omitted in practice as it clashes with the eleventh (a semitone apart). The fifth is also commonly omitted.

Ukulele

Strings 5–3–4–5

How to play the B11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 5–3–4–5 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 5 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 4 · middle finger
1st string (A) Fret 5 · little finger

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

All Variations

Fret 3
5–3–4–5
Fret 5
8–8–8–5
Fret 6
7–8–8–6

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys