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Bbm11 Guitar Chord

A dark, deep sound. Popular in jazz and neo-soul. Unlike the major 11th, the (minor) third is far enough from the eleventh that it doesn't need to be omitted. On guitar, the fifth is omitted.

Guitar

Strings 6–4–6–5–4–4

How to play the Bbm11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 6–4–6–5–4–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 6 · ring finger
5th string (A) Fret 4 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 6 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 5 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · index finger

Other names for the Bbm11 chord

Other names: Bb minor 11th

Music theory name: minor eleventh chord

Common name: Bb minor eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbm11 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
Db Minor 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th
Eb Perfect 11th

All variations

Fret 4
6–4–6–5–4–4
Fret 6
6–6–6–6–6–8
Fret 8
X–X–8–8–9–9
Fret 11
X–13–11–13–13–11

More chords with Bb as the root

The same chord type in other keys