Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Bm11♯5B Minor 11th Sharp 5th

A♯Root

C♯tone

F♯tone

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

Bm11♯5 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2, 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 Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 3 4 6 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 4th position (6 4 4 5 4 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 6th position (6 6 6 6 7 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (18 15 16 18 16 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 16th position (18 16 16 17 16 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 18th position (18 18 18 18 19 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Bm11♯5 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 Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 3 4 6 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 4th position (6 4 4 5 4 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (6 6 6 6 7 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (18 15 16 18 16 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 16th position (18 16 16 17 16 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 18th position (18 18 18 18 19 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How Bm11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

murkylush

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F♯ · G♯ · C · D♯

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

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