What notes are in a A11 chord?

A11 is A, C#, E, G, B, D: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11 of A.

How do you play A11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 5 5 5 6 5 5; 5th String Root: x 0 0 0 2 0; 4th String Root: x x 7 7 8 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with A11?

Scales on A that contain every note of A11: A Mixolydian, A Bebop Dominant, A Mixolydian b6, A Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Dominant 11th

A11 chord (A Dominant 11th)

Dominant 9th with the 11th added; the 11th rubs against the major 3rd, so it is often heard with the 3rd left out.

Notes AC#EGBD

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 9 11

Shapes 3 on this page

A11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

6th String Root 5 5 5 6 5 5

5th String Root x 0 0 0 2 0

4th String Root x x 7 7 8 9

Interactive chord diagram

A11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over A11

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when A11 is the chord of the moment.

A Mixolydian A Bebop Dominant A Mixolydian b6 A Bebop Dorian

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Questions

What notes are in a A11 chord?: A11 is A, C#, E, G, B, D: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11 of A.
How do you play A11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 5 5 5 6 5 5; 5th String Root: x 0 0 0 2 0; 4th String Root: x x 7 7 8 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with A11?: Scales on A that contain every note of A11: A Mixolydian, A Bebop Dominant, A Mixolydian b6, A Bebop Dorian.

Dominant 11th chords in every key

C11 C#11 D11 Eb11 E11 F11 F#11 G11 Ab11 A11 Bb11 B11