5-string bass · Standard
B sixth added eleventh · Open position
B6(add11) 5-string bass chord
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How to play B6(add11) on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the D to the G at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Let the B and E strings ring open.
From the B string 0 0 2 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B6(add11)?
B6(add11), B sixth added eleventh, is B, D♯, F♯, G♯ and E: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the perfect fifth (F♯), the major sixth (G♯) and the eleventh (E). Its formula is 1 3 5 6 11.
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Sixth added eleventh chords in every key
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B6(add11) on other instruments
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