What notes are in a Emaj11 chord?

Emaj11 is E, G#, B, D#, F#, A: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of E.

How do you play Emaj11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 0 0 1 1 0 0; 5th String Root: x 7 6 8 5 5; 4th String Root: x x 2 2 4 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Emaj11?

Scales on E that contain every note of Emaj11: E Major, E Bebop Dominant, E Harmonic Major, E Bebop Major.

Guitar chord · Major 11th

Emaj11 chord (E 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 EG#BD#F#A

Formula 1 3 5 7 9 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Emaj11 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 0 0 1 1 0 0

5th String Root x 7 6 8 5 5

4th String Root x x 2 2 4 4

Interactive chord diagram

Emaj11 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 Emaj11

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Emaj11 is the chord of the moment.

E Major E Bebop Dominant E Harmonic Major E Bebop Major

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Questions

What notes are in a Emaj11 chord?: Emaj11 is E, G#, B, D#, F#, A: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of E.
How do you play Emaj11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 0 0 1 1 0 0; 5th String Root: x 7 6 8 5 5; 4th String Root: x x 2 2 4 4 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Emaj11?: Scales on E that contain every note of Emaj11: E Major, E Bebop Dominant, E Harmonic Major, E Bebop Major.

Major 11th chords in every key

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