B Dominant 11th (B11) is built from B, F#, A, C#, E, which is the 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P formula measured from the root B. This page shows 43 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: B · F# · A · C# · EIntervals: 1P – 5P – 7m – 9M – 11P
Fingerings for B11
B11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
B11G at fret 3
B11A at fret 3, G at fret 3
B11D at fret 3, G at fret 3
B11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
B11G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
B11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
B11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
B11A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
B11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
B11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
B11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
B11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
B11G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
B11A at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
B11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
B11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
B11low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
B11low E at fret 1, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
B11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
B11D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3
B11low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 2
B11low E muted, D at fret 3
B11low E muted, G at fret 3
B11low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
B11low E muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
B11low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
B11low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
B11low E muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
B11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted
B11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 1, B muted, high E at fret 1
B11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
B11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
B11low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
B11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3
B11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E at fret 3
B11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2
B11low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2
B11low E muted, A muted, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
B11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
B11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 4
B11low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
B11low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in B11
B1P
F#5P
A7m
C#9M
E11P
How to play B11
B Dominant 11th Guitar Chord (B11) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
B11 FAQ
What notes are in B Dominant 11th?
B Dominant 11th (B11) contains B, F#, A, C#, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 5P - 7m - 9M - 11P above the root B.
How do you play B11 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "B11": low E at fret 3, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is B11 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.