B major sharp eleventh (lydian) piano chord - Bmaj9#11

The B major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord is a 6-note chord consisting of the notes B, D#, F#, A#, C# and E#.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as Bmaj9#11.

Interactive piano diagram for the B major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord

Piano keyboard displaying the B major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord with the notes CbBD#EbF#GbA#BbE#FC#Db

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of Bmaj9#11. These contain less notes but all of them are included in Bmaj9#11.

Scales with Bmaj9#11

Below you find all scales that include Bmaj9#11:

  • lydian
  • ichikosucho
  • messiaen's mode #3
  • chromatic

B major sharp eleventh (lydian) piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the Bmaj9#11 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the B major sharp eleventh (lydian) chord (Bmaj9#11). The notes B, D#, F#, A#, C# and E# are highlighted.