How to play B11: an 11th built on B, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 2 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to B. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | B | D# | A | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | 11 |
B11 is an 11th with B as its root. The full theoretical spelling is B, D#, F#, A, C#, E. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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