B♭m(add11) 8-string bass chord

How to play B♭m(add11) on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the C string at the 3rd fret. Let the F string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B and E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 4 3 3 3 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B♭m(add11)?

B♭m(add11), B♭ minor added eleventh, is B♭, D♭, F and E♭: the root (B♭), the minor third (D♭), the perfect fifth (F) and the eleventh (E♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 11.