Badd11 Piano 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.
Recommended voicing
Left hand
Bb2 · F3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Eb4 · D5
fingers 1–5
Notation for Badd11 chord
Other names: B added 11th, B add11
Music theory name: added eleventh chord
Common name: B add11 chord
Intervals and tones in Badd11 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| B | Root |
| D | Major 3rd |
| F | Perfect 5th |
| Eb | Perfect 11th |