How to play Bbm11: a minor 11th built on Bb, with 2 ways to play it, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 6th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: 6 6 6 6 6 6 (x = not played).
| Note | Bb | Db | F | Ab | Eb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 | b7 | 11 |
Bbm11 is a minor 11th with Bb as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Bb, Db, F, Ab, C, Eb. This voicing omits the 9th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
Bbm11 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 2 major keys and 2 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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Bbm11 is spelled Bb, Db, F, Ab, C, Eb: the root, minor 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th, 11th. The common guitar voicing sounds Bb, Db, F, Ab, Eb, leaving out the 9th.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: 6 6 6 6 6 6 (x means the string is not played). Fret the low E, A, D, G, B and high E strings at the 6th fret (one finger per string, or one finger laid across all 6). Strum all six strings.
Bbm11 belongs to 4 keys: Ab major (the ii chord), Db major (the vi chord), Bb minor (the i) and F minor (the iv).
