BbmMaj11 guitar chord

Rootless · 9th in bass
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About BbmMaj11 — rootless voicings

BbmMaj11 is Bb, Db, F, A, C and Eb. It keeps every note of and adds the .

Keep the minor 3rd, major 7th, and 11th audible. On guitar, root and 5th can be left out to make room for those notes.

Also written BbmM11 or Bbm(maj11).

BbmMaj11 rootless guitar chord diagram: Bb, Db, F, A, C, Eb, played x3122x
BbmMaj11 rootless guitar chord voicing: x-3-1-2-2-x.

What is a rootless voicing

Rootless voicing
R35♭79

The bassist has the root, and the guide tones imply it anyway. The freed finger adds a tension. Playing solo, keep the root and drop something else.

How to use BbmMaj11

How you get to it. The turn that lands on BbmMaj11 is to : the ii and the V of Bb minor, which is where a minor tonic is usually arrived at rather than simply begun on.

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What to play over BbmMaj11

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The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in how this site is built.

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
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Layout

Left Handed Mode