How to Play Piano Chord: B dominant 11 — root | PianoKitty

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B11

root position

B dominant 11

root position

Notes

B, D♯, F♯, A, C♯, E

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	B	root
2	C♯	second
3	D♯	third
4	E	fourth
5	F♯	fifth
6	G♯	sixth
7	A♯	seventh
8	B	octave
9	C♯	ninth
10	E	eleventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11

root	B
third	D♯
fifth	F♯
flat seventh	A
ninth	C♯
eleventh	E

Similar chords

B dominant 9 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
B minor 11 with flattened third
B major 11 with raised seventh

Upper structures

B major stacked under B (separated by a minor 7th)

Play it as two chords

A major B · A

A–C♯–E = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7
F♯ minor B · A

F♯–A–C♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the dominant 11 chords Practice all inversions of B11

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