Bb11 chord

Bb11 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

The Bb11 is a dominant chord and equivalent to A sharp 11th. It's usually played as one of three movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard, or played as a barre chord.

Chord structure

The chord consists of six notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth and perfect eleventh intervals. Notice that the third, fifth and/or the ninth are sometimes omitted.

Chord name

Bb11 is an abbreviation for B flat dominant eleventh. A less common abbreviation is Bbdom11.

Notes

The notes that the Bb11 chord consists of are Bb, D, F, Ab, C and Eb.

Try it in a chord progression

Fm9 - Bb11 - Ebmaj7

Inversions

1st inversion: Bb11/D (means that D is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bb11/F (means that F is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Bb11/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
4th inversion: Bb11/C (means that C is the bass note).
5th inversion: Bb11/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).

Omissions

Bb11(no3) is a Bb 11th with no third (D).
Bb11(no5) is a Bb 11th with no fifth (F).
Bb11(no9) is a Bb 11th with no ninth (C).


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