What notes are in a Eadd11 chord?

Eadd11 is E, G#, B, A: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of E.

How do you play Eadd11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 12 11 9 9 10 x; 5th String Root: x 7 7 9 9 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 2 5 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Eadd11?

Scales on E that contain every note of Eadd11: E Major, E Mixolydian, E Phrygian Dominant, E Bebop Dominant, E Mixolydian b6, E Harmonic Major.

Guitar chord · Major Add11

Eadd11 chord (E Major Add11)

Major triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: the 11th clashes gently with the 3rd.

Notes EG#BA

Formula 1 3 5 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Eadd11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 12 11 9 9 10 x

5th String Root x 7 7 9 9 7

4th String Root x x 2 2 5 4

Interactive chord diagram

Eadd11 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 Eadd11

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Eadd11 is the chord of the moment.

E Major E Mixolydian E Phrygian Dominant E Bebop Dominant E Mixolydian b6 E Harmonic Major E Double Harmonic Major E Bebop Major E Bebop Dorian E Mixolydian b2

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Questions

What notes are in a Eadd11 chord?: Eadd11 is E, G#, B, A: the 1, 3, 5, 11 of E.
How do you play Eadd11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 12 11 9 9 10 x; 5th String Root: x 7 7 9 9 7; 4th String Root: x x 2 2 5 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eadd11?: Scales on E that contain every note of Eadd11: E Major, E Mixolydian, E Phrygian Dominant, E Bebop Dominant, E Mixolydian b6, E Harmonic Major.

Major Add11 chords in every key

Cadd11 C#add11 Dadd11 Ebadd11 Eadd11 Fadd11 F#add11 Gadd11 Abadd11 Aadd11 Bbadd11 Badd11