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B Minor Add 11

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The B Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes B, D, E, and F♯.

Notes: B, D, E, F♯ · Piano keys: B D E F♯

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B – D – E – F♯

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Introduction

The B Minor Add 11 chord is a four-note chord made up of B, D, E, and F♯.

Notes

Notes:B – D – E – F♯

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the B Minor Add 11 is the tonic (i) chord of B Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, D Major — 2 sharps (F♯, C♯).

F♯C♯

Order of sharps

Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.

F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯

Mnemonic: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

Chords in the Key of B Minor

These are the triads built on each degree of the B minor scale:

C1C2C3C4BC5DC6C7C8F#
i — B Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iB MinorMinor
2ii°C♯ DiminishedDiminished
3IIID MajorMajor
4ivE MinorMinor
5vF♯ MinorMinor
6VIG MajorMajor
7VIIA MajorMajor

B Minor Add 11 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the B Minor Add 11 chord on piano?
The B Minor Add 11 chord contains the notes B – D – E – F♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Jadassohn, Salomon(1883)

    A Manual of Harmony

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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