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

G11G Dominant 11th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

Ctone

Etone

Gtone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1 · Notes D · F♯ · A · C · E · G

How to play it

G11 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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).

G Dominant 11th guitar chord — Open (4 4 1 3 1 2) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G Dominant 11th guitar chord — 4th position (4 4 4 5 4 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G Dominant 11th guitar chord — 13th position (16 16 13 15 13 14) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G Dominant 11th guitar chord — 16th position (16 16 16 17 16 18) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Read it as tab

G11 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.

G Dominant 11th guitar tab — Open (4 4 1 3 1 2) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G Dominant 11th guitar tab — 4th position (4 4 4 5 4 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G Dominant 11th guitar tab — 13th position (16 16 13 15 13 14) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

G Dominant 11th guitar tab — 16th position (16 16 16 17 16 18) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

Sound

How G11 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

fullsuspendedsoulful

Genres

gospelsouljazz

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C · E · G

Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 1

Same notes asG9(add11)

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