What notes are in a Bbadd11 chord?

Bbadd11 is Bb, D, F, Eb: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of Bb.

How do you play Bbadd11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 6 5 3 3 4 x; 5th String Root: x 1 1 3 3 1; 4th String Root: x x 8 8 11 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Major Add11

Bbadd11 chord (Bb Major Add11)

Major triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: the 11th clashes gently with the 3rd.

Notes BbDFEb

Formula 1 3 5 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Bbadd11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

6th String Root 6 5 3 3 4 x

5th String Root x 1 1 3 3 1

4th String Root x x 8 8 11 10

Interactive chord diagram

Bbadd11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bbadd11

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbadd11 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Major Bb Mixolydian Bb Phrygian Dominant Bb Bebop Dominant Bb Mixolydian b6 Bb Harmonic Major Bb Double Harmonic Major Bb Bebop Major Bb Bebop Dorian Bb Mixolydian b2

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbadd11 chord?: Bbadd11 is Bb, D, F, Eb: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of Bb.
How do you play Bbadd11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 6 5 3 3 4 x; 5th String Root: x 1 1 3 3 1; 4th String Root: x x 8 8 11 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbadd11?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbadd11: Bb Major, Bb Mixolydian, Bb Phrygian Dominant, Bb Bebop Dominant, Bb Mixolydian b6, Bb Harmonic Major.

Major Add11 chords in every key

Cadd11 C#add11 Dadd11 Ebadd11 Eadd11 Fadd11 F#add11 Gadd11 Abadd11 Aadd11 Bbadd11 Badd11