Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3

A11A Dominant 11th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
Etone
G♯tone
Btone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · B

How to play it

A11 fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · 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).

A Dominant 11th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 0 2 2 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 11th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 0 4 2 2 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 11th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 0 4) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 11th guitar chord — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 0 0) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A11 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.

A Dominant 11th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 0 2 2 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 11th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 0 4 2 2 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 11th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 0 2 0 4) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
A Dominant 11th guitar tab — 2nd position (2 2 4 2 0 0) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 3
Sound

How A11 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fullsuspendedsoulful
Genres
gospelsouljazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · E · G♯ · B
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · 5 · 7 · 2
Same notes asA9(add11)
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