How to play Bb11: an 11th built on Bb, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 11th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to Bb. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | Bb | D | Ab | Eb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | 11 |
Bb11 is an 11th with Bb as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Bb, D, F, Ab, C, Eb. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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