Six String Guitar · Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

B+11B Augmented 11th

A♯Root

Dtone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · Notes A♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

B+11 fingering positions

Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 6th position (8 6 6 7 7 8) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 18th position (20 18 18 19 19 20) fretboard diagram in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

B+11 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 6th position (8 6 6 7 7 8) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 18th position (20 18 18 19 19 20) in Drop D Tuning (DADGBE) · Capo 1

Sound

How B+11 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

denseunstable

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · G♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6 · ♭2 · 3

Same notes asB+9(add11)B11♯5

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