GmMaj11 guitar chord

Rootless · 2nd inversion
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About GmMaj11 — rootless voicings

GmMaj11 is G, Bb, D, F#, A and C. 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 GmM11 or Gm(maj11).

GmMaj11 rootless guitar chord diagram: G, Bb, D, F#, A, C, played xx0312
GmMaj11 rootless guitar chord voicing: x-x-0-3-1-2.

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 GmMaj11

How you get to it. The turn that lands on GmMaj11 is to : the ii and the V of G minor, which is where a minor tonic is usually arrived at rather than simply begun on.

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What to play over GmMaj11

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Chords near GmMaj11

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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