B9#11

Barre at fret 1 · strings 4–1

Open

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6✕

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B9#11Shape 1 of 4
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B9#11 chord at a glance

B 9th sharp 11 (B9#11) is built from the notes B – C# – D# – F – F# – A. Here are all 4 shapes on the neck, from the open position upwards. Numbers under each diagram are the frets from low E to high E (x = don’t play that string).

B9#11 shape 1, Fret 121341
Shape 1 · Fret 1x 2 1 2 2 1
B9#11 shape 2, Fret 212131
Shape 2 · Fret 2x 2 3 2 4 2
B9#11 shape 3, Fret 662341
Shape 3 · Fret 67 x 7 8 6 x
B9#11 shape 4, Fret 991234
Shape 4 · Fret 9x x 9 10 10 11