Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

EM11E Major 11th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Gtone

A♯tone

C♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯

How to play it

EM11 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Major 11th guitar chord — 7th position (10 10 7 9 7 9) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Major 11th guitar chord — 10th position (10 10 11 11 10 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

EM11 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Major 11th guitar tab — 7th position (10 10 7 9 7 9) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

E Major 11th guitar tab — 10th position (10 10 11 11 10 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 3

Sound

How EM11 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

floatingambiguouslush

Genres

jazzfusion

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · G · A♯ · C♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6

Same notes asEM9(add11)

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