G 7add11 Chord on 4-String Bass

Play G 7add11 on 4-String Bass: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

G 7add11 chord diagram, starting at fret 3. Strings low to high: E 3rd fret, A 3rd fret, D 3rd fret, G 4th fret.

The G 7add11 chord is an extended or altered dominant that stacks ninths, elevenths, thirteenths, or chromatic tensions over a dominant-seventh core. It is built from the notes G, B, C, D, F. This page shows how to play G 7add11 on 4-String Bass with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on 4-String Bass: the lowest shape barres fret 3 and covers 2 frets. G falls on the E string. It sounds from G1 up to B2.

4-String Bass is tuned E–A–D–G, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on G or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.