Fretwise Get the app

Guitar chord · Major 11th

Ebmaj11 chord (Eb Major 11th)

Major 9th with the 11th on top: the 11th clashes with the major 3rd, so it is a dense, rarely used sound.

Notes EbGBbDFAb
Formula 1 3 5 7 9 11
Shapes 3 on this page

Ebmaj11 chord shapes

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

6th String Root 11 11 12 12 11 11
5th String Root x 6 5 7 4 4
4th String Root x x 1 1 3 3

Interactive chord diagram

Ebmaj11 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 Ebmaj11

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebmaj11 is the chord of the moment.

Fretwise · Free on iPhone & Android

Practise Ebmaj11 and every other chord anywhere, even offline.

This page is a small slice of Fretwise. The app adds practice: exercises that play as tab, a new routine every day, and the tools to tune and keep time. On iPhone, iPad and Android, no sign-up.

Free

  • 65 scales and 56 chord types in every key, with CAGED shapes
  • A tuner with 10 tunings and a metronome from 30 to 260 BPM
  • A new Daily 15 routine every day, plus free exercises
  • Maqam & makam between the frets, and the Name the Note quiz

One purchase

  • 282 exercises that play as tab, and routines with a speed trainer
  • Chord & Scale Finder: tap the neck, get the name
  • Theory Lab and the Progression Builder with 51 genre loops
  • No subscription, ads removed

Questions

What notes are in a Ebmaj11 chord?
Ebmaj11 is Eb, G, Bb, D, F, Ab: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of Eb.
How do you play Ebmaj11 on guitar?
6th String Root: 11 11 12 12 11 11; 5th String Root: x 6 5 7 4 4; 4th String Root: x x 1 1 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebmaj11?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebmaj11: Eb Major, Eb Bebop Dominant, Eb Harmonic Major, Eb Bebop Major.

Major 11th chords in every key

More Eb chords