Unknown chord with root B

Symbols:Unknown
Scale Degree Formula:1-3-5-7-11
Interval Stack:M3 + m3 + M3 + A4
Notes:B, D#, F#, Bb, E
Hear this chord:▸ Synth

Construction

Using the scale degree formula, we first start with the B major scale, and number each note in the scale starting from 1 - these are the scale degrees. Next, we use the scale degree formula, in this case 1-3-5-7-11, to select notes from our enumerated scale. When a chord requires notes that are not in the scale, this is indicated with a flat (♭) or a sharp (#) along with the scale degree; a ♭3, for instance, would be one half-step down from the 3rd scale degree.
Alternatively, we can use the interval stack to construct our chord. With this approach, we first start with the root of the chord (B), then move our first interval (M3), which brings us to our second note in the chord (D#). We repeatedly apply each of the remaining intervals in the stack to get the full list of notes for our chord.
The diagram below shows how both the scale degree formula and interval stack methods result in the same selection of notes:
B1C♭2C#2D♭3D#3E4F♭5F#5G#5G#6A♭7Bb7B8C♭9C#9D♭10D#10E11M3m3M3A4

Similar Chords

The following chords are similar to this chord and may be a suitable replacement in certain scenarios.

Chord TypeChords
Dominant 6thF#7(6)
Major 7thBM7
Major 7th Flat ThirteenthBMaj7b13
Major 9thEM9, BM9
Major 9th Flat FifthEMaj9b5
Major Added 11thBadd11
Major EleventhBM11
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthG#m7b13, D#m7b13
Minor 9thG#m9
Minor Major 9thEmMaj9

Associated Scales

This chord can be found in the following scales.

ScaleRoots
DorianC#
Dorian b5C#
Harmonic MajorB
LocrianBb
Locrian bb7Bb
LydianE
Lydian Augmented #2G
Lydian b3E
MajorB
MinorG#
MixolydianF#
Mixolydian b2F#
PhrygianD#
Phrygian b4D#

Related Items

Chord Charts
Find guitar chord charts for Unknown chord with root B
×1234
moderate
Arpeggio Charts
Printable collection of B Unknown arpeggio charts for guitar
11