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B minor 11th (Bm11)

BRoot
Dmin 3
Amin 7
C♯9
E11

Rich and modal. The 11th works well over minor. Common in modal jazz and fusion.

Notes
BDAC♯E
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe12312345

Bm11

B minor 11th, Open

Bass
B, the root
Root
B
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • BRoot
  • Dm3
  • Am7
  • C♯9
  • E11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

B+3 fretsD+7 fretsA+4 fretsC♯+3 fretsE

Stacked from 4 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More B chords

Same root, other colours

Bm7Bm9Bm6BmM7

Chords in the key of B minor

What Bm11 usually sits next to

i · Bmii° · C♯°III · Div · Emv · F♯mVI · GVII · A

Close relatives

Relatives of B minor

  • DRelative major of B minor
  • BParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm11C♯m11Dm11E♭m11Em11Fm11F♯m11Gm11A♭m11Am11B♭m11Bm11
01

Root

B
02

Quality

m11

5+ notes: stack the 9th, 11th or 13th on a 7th chord.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try B7 →

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

B+3 fretsD+7 fretsA+4 fretsC♯+3 fretsE

Stacked from 4 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe12312345

Bm11

B minor 11th, Open

Bass
B, the root
Root
B
Strings
A D G B e · open
  • BRoot
  • Dm3
  • Am7
  • C♯9
  • E11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More B chords

Same root, other colours

Bm7Bm9Bm6BmM7

Chords in the key of B minor

What Bm11 usually sits next to

i · Bmii° · C♯°III · Div · Emv · F♯mVI · GVII · A

Close relatives

Relatives of B minor

  • DRelative major of B minor
  • BParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

Cm11C♯m11Dm11E♭m11Em11Fm11F♯m11Gm11A♭m11Am11B♭m11Bm11
B minor 11th