Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 — 4th position (7 0 5 6 4 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 7 0 4 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 5th position (7 6 5 6 5 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 7 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 17th position (19 18 17 18 17 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar chord — 19th position (19 19 19 20 20 21) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 — 4th position (7 0 5 6 4 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 7 0 4 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 5th position (7 6 5 6 5 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 7 8 8 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 17th position (19 18 17 18 17 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

B Augmented 11th guitar tab — 19th position (19 19 19 20 20 21) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How B+11 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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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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