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E♭madd11

Character: earthy

  1. E♭Rtriad
  2. G♭♭3triad
  3. B♭5triad
  4. A♭11add
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Voicings

6 ways to play E♭madd11

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion E♭madd11/G♭
3 4 5 6 11 R 5 ♭3

Frets x x 4 3 4 4Notes G♭ B♭ E♭ A♭Intervals ♭3 5 1 11Base triadE♭ minor, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

AA shape 2nd inversion E♭madd11/A♭
6 7 8 9 5 ♭3 R 11 5 R

Frets x 6 6 8 7 6Notes A♭ E♭ G♭Intervals 11 1 ♭3Base triadE♭ minor, 2nd inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion E♭madd11/G♭
8 9 10 11 11 R 5 ♭3

Frets x 9 8 8 9 xNotes G♭ B♭ E♭ A♭Intervals ♭3 5 1 11Base triadE♭ minor, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion E♭madd11/G♭
1 2 3 4 11 R 5 ♭3

Frets 2 1 1 1 x xNotes G♭ B♭ E♭ A♭Intervals ♭3 5 1 11Base triadE♭ minor, 1st inversion

The 11th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion E♭madd11/G♭
9 10 11 12 13 5 R 11 ♭3 R

Frets 11 x x 11 9 11Notes G♭ A♭ E♭Intervals ♭3 11 1Base triadE♭ minor, 1st inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion E♭madd11/A♭
1 2 3 4 5 ♭3 R 11

Frets x x x 1 4 2Notes A♭ E♭ G♭Intervals 11 1 ♭3Base triadE♭ minor, 2nd inversion

The 11th takes the 5th’s string.

The rules

The construction rules E♭madd11 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

  3. On guitar, something has to give

    Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor add 11 in every key

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E♭madd11 chord questions

What notes are in E♭madd11?

E♭madd11 is spelled E♭ G♭ B♭ A♭: E♭ is the root, G♭ is the ♭3rd, B♭ is the 5th, A♭ is the 11th.

What is the formula of E♭madd11?

1 ♭3 5 11. It is a E♭ minor triad with the 11th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play E♭madd11 on guitar?

This page shows 6 voicings of E♭madd11, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.