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G minor 11th (Gm11)

GRoot
B♭min 3
Fmin 7
A9
C11

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

Notes
GB♭FAC
Formula
1 · ♭3 · ♭7 · 9 · 11
Type
Extended chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe341212345

Gm11

G minor 11th, Open

Bass
G, the root
Root
G
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • GRoot
  • B♭m3
  • Fm7
  • A9
  • C11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

G+3 fretsB♭+7 fretsF+4 fretsA+3 fretsC

Stacked from 4 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More G chords

Same root, other colours

Gm7Gm9Gm6GmM7

Chords in the key of G minor

What Gm11 usually sits next to

i · Gmii° · A°III · B♭iv · Cmv · DmVI · E♭VII · F

Close relatives

Relatives of G minor

  • B♭Relative major of G minor
  • GParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

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

Root

G
02

Quality

m11

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

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try G7 →

Why a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does

G+3 fretsB♭+7 fretsF+4 fretsA+3 fretsC

Stacked from 4 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe341212345

Gm11

G minor 11th, Open

Bass
G, the root
Root
G
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • GRoot
  • B♭m3
  • Fm7
  • A9
  • C11

Up the neck

6 voicings, same five notes
04

Where to go next

More G chords

Same root, other colours

Gm7Gm9Gm6GmM7

Chords in the key of G minor

What Gm11 usually sits next to

i · Gmii° · A°III · B♭iv · Cmv · DmVI · E♭VII · F

Close relatives

Relatives of G minor

  • B♭Relative major of G minor
  • GParallel major, raise the 3rd

Other m11 chords

Same quality, every root

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