Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

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 3, 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 — 2nd position (5 2 3 5 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 3 5 0 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 3 3 4 3 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 5th position (5 5 5 5 6 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 14th position (17 14 15 17 15 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 15th position (17 15 15 16 15 15) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 17th position (17 17 17 17 18 19) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
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 — 2nd position (5 2 3 5 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 3 5 0 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 3 3 4 3 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 5th position (5 5 5 5 6 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 14th position (17 14 15 17 15 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 15th position (17 15 15 16 15 15) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
B Minor 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 17th position (17 17 17 17 18 19) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How Bm11♯5 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
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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