Guitar Chord Dictionary: B Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Added Chords
Welcome to our in-depth tutorial on the B 7(#11) chord. This chord belongs to the Dominant Chords family and is composed of the notes B, D#, F#, A, and E#. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, 5, b7, and #11. The complete names of these music intervals are: Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, Minor Seventh, and Augmented Fourth, respectively.
Understanding these intervals and how they interact to form this complex chord is crucial. If you need a refresher on this, our tutorial about fretboard intervals is a great place to start. It's also beneficial to understand how chords are built by stacking intervals, which you can learn more about in our guitar music theory tutorial.
The B 7(#11) chord is a more advanced chord, often used in genres like jazz. If you're new to these types of chords, you might find our tutorial about intermediate guitar chords helpful. Furthermore, the B 7(#11) chord often appears in specific chord progressions. To understand this better, check out our tutorial about jazz chord progressions.
As we delve deeper into this tutorial, we'll show you how to play the B 7(#11) chord with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns. These will illustrate the tones composing the chord and give you a clear visual guide on how to play it. If you're unsure about how to denote these chords depending on the intervals that compose them, our tutorial on guitar chords notation can clarify this for you.
Lastly, if you're interested in exploring more about the family of dominant chords, to which the B 7(#11) chord belongs, don't forget to check out our comprehensive tutorial about dominant (7) guitar chords.
Let's get started and dive deep into the world of the B 7(#11) chord!
Notes in the B 7(#11) chord:
BD#F#AE#
Chord Structure:
B Dominant Seventh Sharp Eleventh Added Guitar Chord Shapes
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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
Movable
You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C 7(#11) | D 7(#11) | E 7(#11) | F 7(#11) | G 7(#11) | A 7(#11) | B 7(#11) | C#7(#11) | D#7(#11) | F#7(#11) | G#7(#11) | A#7(#11) | Ab7(#11) | Bb7(#11) | Db7(#11) | Eb7(#11) | Gb7(#11)
How to build the B 7(#11) chord on guitar
Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.