G Minor 11th
Gm11 · Root
Every chord tone stacked from the root up.
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G – B♭ – D – F – A – C
1 – b3 – 5 – b7 – 9 – 11
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.
The Gm11 chord sounds distinctive, with a minor 11th character. Its notes are G, Bb, D, F, A, C. This chord is commonly heard in jazz, R&B and soul, and gospel music.