Six String Guitar · Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

BM11♯5B Major 11th Sharp 5th

A♯Root

Dtone

F♯tone

Atone

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

BM11♯5 fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADGBE), 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 Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 7th position (7 7 8 8 8 9) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar chord — 19th position (19 19 20 20 20 21) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

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 Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 7th position (7 7 8 8 8 9) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

B Major 11th Sharp 5th guitar tab — 19th position (19 19 20 20 20 21) in Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Sound

How BM11♯5 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

densedreamlike

Genres

jazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · A · C · D♯

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

Same notes asB+M11 B+M9(add11)

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