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Bmaj11 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 5–3–5–5

How to play the Bmaj11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 5–3–5–5 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 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 5 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 5 · little 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

Fret 3
5–3–5–5
Fret 6
7–9–8–6

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys