Badd11 Guitar Chord
A major chord with an added eleventh (fourth an octave up) without the seventh and ninth. Creates gentle tension between the third and eleventh. Less common than add9.
Strings
X–2–4–4–4–0
Other names for the Badd11 chord
Other names: B added 11th
Music theory name: added eleventh chord
Common name: B add11 chord
Notes and intervals in the Badd11 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| B | Root |
| D# | Major 3rd |
| F# | Perfect 5th |
| E | Perfect 11th |
All variations
Open
X–2–4–4–4–0
Open
X–2–1–4–0–0
Fret 11
X–14–13–11–12–12
Fret 4
7–6–4–4–5–X
Fret 6
7–6–9–9–X–X