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B♭m11 chord

B♭ Minor 11th

Bbm11 · Root

1Bb3b3Db45F4b7Ab49C511Eb5
C459C51b3b711

Every chord tone stacked from the root up.

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Notes

B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ – C – E♭

Formula

1 – b3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11

Practice Note

The minor 11th is a spacious ii or modal tonic sonority, often associated with Dorian. As ii it moves toward a dominant; piano voicings commonly omit the 5th, and may omit the root when the bass establishes it.

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Bbm7 · SimplerBbm9 · SimplerBbm13 · RicherEb13 · Next in ii–VDbmaj7 · Relative major

About Bbm11

The Bbm11 chord sounds distinctive, with a minor 11th character. Its notes are Bb, Db, F, Ab, C, Eb. This chord is commonly heard in jazz, R&B and soul, and gospel music.

JazzR&B / SoulGospelLatin
All Bb chords (61)

Triads

Bb — MajorBbm — MinorBbdim — DiminishedBbaug — AugmentedBbsus2 — Suspended 2ndBbsus4 — Suspended 4thBb5 — Power Chord

7ths

Bb7 — Dominant 7thBbmaj7 — Major 7thBbm7 — Minor 7thBbm7#5 — Minor 7th Sharp 5Bbdim7 — Diminished 7thBbm7b5 — Half-Diminished 7thBb6 — Major 6thBbm6 — Minor 6thBb7sus4 — Dominant 7th Sus4Bb7sus2 — Dominant 7th Sus2

Extended

Bb9 — Dominant 9thBbmaj9 — Major 9thBbm9 — Minor 9thBbadd9 — Add 9Bbadd11 — Add 11Bbadd2 — Add 2Bbadd#11 — Add Sharp 11Bb11 — Dominant 11thBb13 — Dominant 13thBb6/9 — 6/9Bbmaj13 — Major 13thBbm(add2) — Minor Add 2Bbm(add9) — Minor Add 9Bbm(add11) — Minor Add 11BbmMaj7 — Minor Major 7thBbm13 — Minor 13thBbm6/9 — Minor 6/9Bb7#11 — Dominant 7th Sharp 11Bb9#11 — Dominant 9th Sharp 11Bb13#11 — Dominant 13th Sharp 11Bb9sus4 — Dominant 9th Sus4Bb13sus4 — Dominant 13th Sus4Bbmaj7#11 — Major 7th Sharp 11Bbmaj9#11 — Major 9th Sharp 11BbmMaj9 — Minor Major 9thBbm9b5 — Half-Diminished 9th

Altered

Bb7#9 — Dominant 7th Sharp 9Bb7b9#9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9 Sharp 9Bb13#9 — Dominant 13th Sharp 9Bb7b9 — Dominant 7th Flat 9Bb7#5 — Dominant 7th Sharp 5Bb7b5 — Dominant 7th Flat 5Bb7alt — Altered DominantBb7#9#5 — Dominant 7th #9 #5Bb7b9b5 — Dominant 7th b9 b5Bb7#9b5 — Dominant 7th #9 b5Bb7sus4b9 — Dominant 7th Sus4 Flat 9Bb9#5 — Dominant 9th Sharp 5Bb9b5 — Dominant 9th Flat 5Bb13b9 — Dominant 13th Flat 9Bb7b13 — Dominant 7th Flat 13Bbaug7 — Augmented 7thBbdim(maj7) — Diminished Major 7thBbaugMaj7 — Augmented Major 7th