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G Add11 (Gadd11)

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1+3+5+11
GBDC
4 4

Notes in G Add11

G (root)BDC

Inversions

Same notes as G Add11, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

G in the bass

GBDC

1st inversion

B in the bass (Gadd11/B)

BDCG

2nd inversion

D in the bass (Gadd11/D)

DCGB

3rd inversion

C in the bass (Gadd11/C)

CGBD

Open voicings

A close-position chord like G Add11 can sound cluttered in the middle of the keyboard. Jazz players open it up by dropping one note down an octave, spreading the same notes wider without changing the chord.

Drop 2

D on the bottom

DGBC

Drop 3

B on the bottom

BGDC

G Add11 consists of G, B, D and C, played at the same time.

A major triad with an eleventh added and no seventh underneath. The eleventh is the same note as the fourth an octave up, so it adds a gentle rub without the stronger pull of a sus4. Worship piano and modern pop use it as a slightly richer way to play a plain major chord.

Related chords

GGadd9G6/9

Difficulty: Intermediate. Category: Extended chords. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.