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

B11♯5B Dominant 11th Sharp 5th

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

B11♯5 fingering positions

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

B Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 8th position (8 8 8 9 9 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

B Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 20th position (20 20 20 21 21 22) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

B11♯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 Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 6th position (8 7 6 7 6 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

B Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 8th position (8 8 8 9 9 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

B Dominant 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 20th position (20 20 20 21 21 22) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How B11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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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+11 B+9(add11)

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