5-string bass · Standard
B♭ major added eleventh · Frets 6–8
B♭add11 5-string bass chord
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How to play B♭add11 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 8th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 7th fret. Don’t play the B string.
From the B string x 6 6 8 7 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭add11?
B♭add11, B♭ major added eleventh, is B♭, D, F and E♭: the root (B♭), the major third (D), the perfect fifth (F) and the eleventh (E♭). Its formula is 1 3 5 11.
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