Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B11♭5B Dominant 11th Flat 5th

A♯Root

Dtone

Etone

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3 · Notes A♯ · D · E · G♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

B11♭5 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE), 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 Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 0 5 6 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 5 5 6 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar chord — 4th position (7 6 5 5 4 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

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 Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 0 5 6 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 5 5 6 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

B Dominant 11th Flat 5th guitar tab — 4th position (7 6 5 5 4 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

Sound

How B11♭5 sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

hazydense

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · E · G♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 4 · 6 · ♭2 · 3

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