B dominant eleventh · Open position
B11 5-string bass chord
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How to play B11 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret. Let the B, E and A strings ring open.
From the B string 0 0 0 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B11?
B11, B dominant eleventh, is B, D♯, F♯, A, C♯ and E: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the perfect fifth (F♯), the minor seventh (A), the ninth (C♯) and the eleventh (E). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 11.
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Dominant eleventh chords in every key
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B11 on other instruments
Guitar7-string guitar8-string guitarBass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo
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