Explore B 11 Chord on Guitar with Interactive Playback
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B, D#, F#, A, C# and E make up the B11 chord, short for B dominant eleventh. Six tones: the root, major third, fifth, flat seventh, ninth and eleventh.
Barres run through all three listed voicings, and the lowest is at the 2nd fret, and none has an open string. Seen from E major, B is the V chord, so B11 can resolve to E. For the reasoning behind the stacking, see how chords are built. Everything fits the B Mixolydian scale.
See each note labelled in the player above.
B dominant 11th guitar chord is also written as B11, Bdom11 or B7(11).
Notes in the B 11 chord:
Formula of the Dominant Eleventh chord:
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9 11
B 11 Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A, D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Position 2 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the B and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the low E string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the D string
Position 3 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D, G and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the B string
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FAQ
Which notes make up B11?
B11 is B, D#, F#, A, C# and E. The E is the eleventh, a perfect fourth over the root.
What is the 9 and what is the 11 in B dominant eleventh?
The 9 is C#, a major ninth over B. The 11 is E, a perfect fourth over B, voiced an octave higher.
How many voicings does B11 have?
There are 3 voicings, from fret 2 to fret 10. All 3 are barre voicings and none uses an open string.
Which scale suits B11?
B Mixolydian spells B, C#, D#, E, F#, G# and A. The whole chord sits inside it, with E as the eleventh.
Why do the D# and E clash in B11?
D# is the major third and E is the eleventh. They are a semitone apart once the octave is ignored, so they sound tense when played together.
