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

B11B Dominant 11th

A♯Root

Dtone

Ftone

G♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

B11 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 guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 0 5 7 5) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

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

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

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

Read it as tab

B11 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 guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 0 5 7 5) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE)

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

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

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

Sound

How B11 sounds

Consonance

2/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

fullsuspendedsoulful

Genres

gospelsouljazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯ · C · D♯

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

Same notes asB9(add11)

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