5-string bass · Standard
B Lydian dominant seventh · Open position
B7♯11 5-string bass chord
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How to play B7♯11 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the B and A strings ring open. Don’t play the G string.
From the B string 0 1 0 1 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B7♯11?
B7♯11, B Lydian dominant seventh, is B, D♯, F♯, A and E♯: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the perfect fifth (F♯), the minor seventh (A) and the sharp eleventh (E♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11.
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