B Major Eleventh Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
B Major 11th , BM11 , Bmaj11 , BMaj11 , Bma11 , BΔ11

Here you can learn how to play B Major Eleventh Chord on the Guitar. The B Major Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. B Major Eleventh Chord contains the notes B, D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, E (although F♯, C♯ can be omitted). The B Major Eleventh Chord on Guitar is an Extended type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root B, the Third D♯, and the Fifth F♯), the Seventh A♯, and also includes the Eleventh (Fourth) E from the octave above.

Below you will find B Major Eleventh Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the B Major Eleventh Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

B, D♯, F♯, A♯, C♯, E

Can be omitted: F♯, C♯

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B1Tonic
D♯3Mediant
F♯5Dominant
A♯7Leading Tone
C♯9Supertonic
E11Subdominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B > B0Perfect Unison (P1)
B > D♯4Major 3rd (M3)
B > F♯7Perfect 5th (P5)
B > A♯11Major 7th (M7)
B > C♯14Major 9th (M9)
B > E17Perfect 11th (P11)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

B Major Eleventh Open Chords

Open chord shapes for B Major Eleventh Chord with the root in the bass.

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B Major Eleventh Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for B Major Eleventh Chord with the root in the bass.

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C Shape
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A Shape
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G Shape
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E Shape
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D Shape